2026/3(46)
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HISTORICAL RESEARCH
APPLIED RESEARCH
Significant extension to an existing property on the example of the World Heritage site ‘White monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Methodological approaches to working with the cultural heritage of the region in the context of the cultural and educational policy of modern Russia
Objectification as a form of digital reconstruction of lost cultural heritage in the urban environment of tourist sites Western Siberia
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES
Karbas of the 17th century. An Oransky find on the coast of Novaya Zemlya
40 years of the Marine Arctic Complex Expedition of the Heritage Institute
Shamanic ladder in the Muslim cemetery: to the semantics of the ornamented on-grave posts of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars
Identification of immovable cultural heritage objects in Russia: conceptual, regulatory and regional aspects
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
MUSEOLOGY
School as a center for the preservation of cultural heritage: from the experience of cultural and educational activities of school museums
Publ. 18/09/2026
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DOI 10.34685/HI.2026.93.51.006
Kukhterin S., Yermolov E.
Karbas of the 17th century. An Oransky find on the coast of Novaya Zemlya
Abstract. The article discusses the results of an interdisciplinary study with the reconstruction of a unique discovery of the remains of a small sailing and rowing vessel from the late 17th century, which was found on the Oransky Islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in 2016 by employees of the Russian Arctic National Park. The article examines the challenges and solutions related to the transportation and preservation of the vessel's remains. The article also provides a reconstruction of the vessel's design, a graphical reconstruction, a theoretical drawing, and a 3D model, as well as the calculation of its main technical characteristics. Based on written sources, it has been established that the vessel was built by order of the Kholmogory Episcopal House as a nomadic fishing boat, an auxiliary vessel for hunting marine animals on Novaya Zemlya, no later than 1694-1696. The results of dendroanalysis have been used to confirm the construction region and date the findings to 1691 based on four wood samples. A comparative analysis of the attribution of the find based on written sources is presented. Against the background of the results of scientific research on the unique find, the need for further research is highlighted, and the problem of insufficient study, identification, preservation, and popularization of Russia's maritime heritage is identified.
Key words: traditional North Russian shipbuilding, preservation, reconstruction of a ship, ship parts, Oransky Islands, koch, karbas, dendroanalysis, written sources, Kholmogory Episcopal House.
Kukhterin Sergey Alexeevich,
Deputy director for projects,
NPO «Northern Archaeology -1»(Nefteyugansk)
Email: kuhterin@yandex.ru
Yermolov Evgeny Olegovich,
Head of the Preservation
of historical and cultural heritage Department,
Russian Arctic National Park (Arkhangelsk)
Email: ermolov@rus-arc.ru
Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2026/3(46)
URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/898.html
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