Experience of compiling an archaeological collection in the Barentsburg Museum (Spitsbergen)

Key Points

The collection in Barentsburg Museum showcases artifacts from the 16th–19th centuries, emphasizing cultural heritage.
Notable finds include items from Pomor settlements and European whaling stations, reflecting historical interactions.
Artifacts from Dutch seafarers at Novaya Zemlya add a unique layer to the cultural and historical narrative.
The Pomor Museum serves as an important site for understanding the region's archaeological history and cultural exchange.

Abstract

On Spitsbergen in Barentsburg there is the Pomor Museum with finds of the Spitsbergen Archaeological Expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences under the leadership of V. F. Starkov. The finds presented in the collection are divided into the following cultural and historical groups: objects from Pomor settlements, European whaling stations and the sea expedition of the Chichagov camp. However, the collection includes artifacts from the Barents house on Novaya Zemlya, left by Dutch seafarers at the end of the 16th century. In general, the museum collection dates from the 16th–19th centuries.

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Державин et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc26188a7d58c25ebb27d5 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.28995/3034-3224-2025-3-120-134

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