XXIII Martyanov local history reading: interregional scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the N. M. Martyanov museum in Minousinsk (Minousinsk, Russia)

From 12 to 14 December 2012 were in Minousinsk XXIII Martyanov traditional scientific reading. They were devoted to the 135th anniversary of the oldest museums in Siberia. The papers delivered at the opening of the conference, much attention was paid to the history of the museum and its founder, N. M. Martyanov. Were also made by the review papers on basic science museum and their importance in scientific, educational and outreach work. The conference had four sections, one of which had a section «Archaeology». It was attended by scientists from Minousinsk, Abakan, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, as well as a number of regional museums in the Republic of Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk region. The report addresses the problem of protection of monuments, archaeological finds, some categories of artifacts, the contribution to the science-known Siberian archaeologists. Several papers were presented undergraduates and graduate students of universities of Krasnoyarsk and Abakan. Their reports and scientific level showed that Martyanov reading may be one of the venues for the research training of Siberian archaeology. At the close of the conference was organized by the presentation of a collection of scientific papers, including a material of the previous two conferences.