Archaeological heritage of Altai: the study and conservation in the 1940s - 1960s

An important trend in the conservation of historical and cultural heritage is the identification, classification and study of archaeological sites. In the territory of Altai such work is carried out over more than 150 years. After the end of World War II, the issue of heritage conservation has become particularly relevant. Leadership of the country noted that there were serious drawbacks in the protection of cultural relics. At the end of the 1940s released a series of decisions concerning the identification, research, accounting, conservation of archaeological sites. Guided by the provisions, responsible for the execution of works in the Altai Territory organizations had worked on the identification, registration, and certification of lists of sites of historical and cultural heritage. In this case, the active role played by archaeologists who conducted the research in the region, the museum staff, the local intellectuals. In a short time it was recorded a significant number of different sites. In the late 1940s - early 1950s. security measures have received an appropriate legislative framework. The information obtained about the heritage sites in this period, played an important role for further study. However, the activity started was interrupted by narrow the list of objects protected by the state and a sharp decrease in the provision for restoration and reconstruction work. Further development of the sites protection in the second half of the 1960s, when the All-Russian Society for Historic Conservation and Cultural Organization (VOOPIK) was organized. Society has become the first non-governmental actors in the conservation of heritage, unites not only the local history enthusiasts, but above all, specialists in various fields. One of the main question remained accounting sites, as the lack of evidence-based classification and evaluation criteria led to the reduction of the list of protected sites, the exclusion of some of the lists. The essential problem is the lack of qualified specialists able to carry out all the activities to identify, study, conservation and promotion of sites. In the early years of the organization has made measures to improve the business of protection of historical and cultural heritage, has developed a number of documents to facilitate more effective work in this direction. Considerable attention was paid to the archeological objects. The information obtained about the heritage sites in this period, played an important role for further study. With the establishment of the Society and its operations at the end of 1960. specific measures have been taken for the conservation of sites.

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