The article presents the results of a comprehensive study of one of the monuments of the Russian old-settler population of the Tobolsk Priirtyshya — the village of Shishkina on the Tobol River. Since this territory is one of the key areas in the exploration of Siberia, its study is considered relevant. At the same time, the history of Russian settlements in Tobolsk Priirtyshya has been insufficiently studied, which hampers a detailed characterization of the historical and cultural features of the region as a whole. The village of Shishkina is first mentioned in written sources from the early 17th century, and at present, it has almost completely ceased to exist. Due to the fragmentary nature of the information about the settlement, a comprehensive picture of the emergence and development of Shishkina has been absent until now. The conducted research aimed to fill this gap. A comprehensive approach was used in the study of Shishkina, drawing on various sources. Data from written and cartographic sources were utilized. The geomorphology of the Tobol River section was studied, along with its influence on the natural boundaries of agricultural lands. The data from archaeology allowed for an assessment of the material culture of the examined village. The research conducted showed that even small rural settlements, such as Shishkina, contain valuable information about the history of Siberian exploration, transport infrastructure, social composition, and everyday culture of the old-settler population of Tobolsk Priirtyshya. The comprehensive approach, which combined written and archaeological sources, not only made it possible to more fully reconstruct the history of a particular settlement but also to gain a deeper understanding of the features of land development, socio-economic processes, and everyday life of Russians in Siberia from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. Despite the relatively small volume of archaeological work, which does not allow for generalized conclusions about the peculiarities of the material culture of the residents of Shishkina, preliminary conclusions can be formulated. Although this settlement appeared quite early, in the early 17th century, and was an important point on the Moscow-Siberian tract near Tobolsk, this did not serve as an impetus for the growth of its residents' prosperity.
Zagvazdina et al. (Sun,) studied this question.