Archaeological Excavation Report for Kyiv, Ukraine, 2011-2012

A 122.0 MB PDF report details archaeological excavations conducted by the Starokyivska expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of the NAS of Ukraine in 2011 and 2012. The research covered four sites in Kyiv: T. Shevchenko Lane, 3; Desyatynna St., 13—B; O. Honchara St., 69; and Otto Schmidt St., 18—D. The report states that no intact archaeological layers or finds from the late 19th or early 20th centuries were discovered, with artifacts found only in redeposited soil.

Use Cases

• Assess the impact of modern construction on archaeological heritage based on the description of redeposited soil layers.
• Study the methodology of urban archaeological salvage operations in Kyiv based on the described excavation sites.
• Analyze the absence of intact cultural layers from a specific period (late 19th/early 20th century) as documented in the report.

Strengths

• Report is a detailed primary source document from a recognized archaeological institution (Institute of Archaeology of the NAS of Ukraine).
• Provides specific temporal coverage (2011-2012) and geographic locations (four addresses in Kyiv).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset consists of a single PDF report; column-level documentation and structured data are absent.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• The description indicates no significant archaeological finds were made, which may limit the data's utility for certain research questions.

Provenance

Source

Starokyivska expedition Institute of archaeology NAS of Ukraine

Collection Method

Archaeological field excavations.

Time Range

2011-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 10:25:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kyiv, Ukraine (specific addresses: T. Shevchenko Lane, 3; Desyatynna St., 13—B; O. Honchara St., 69; Otto Schmidt St., 18—D)