Стаття присвячена дослідженням В. А. Богусевича у Чернігові у 1947, 1949 рр. Узагальнюються
результати робіт, простежено у якій послідовності проводилися роботи і що впливало на підведення підсумків досліджень. Результати робіт різних років дозволяють порівнювати їх між собою і
зробити висновок про накопичення археологічного
досвіду. Недоліки у роботі пояснюються отриманою перед війною підготовкою та відсутністю археологічного досвіду при роботах з «сухим» археологічним шаром.
The excavations of V. A. Bohusevych in Chernihiv in
1947 and 1949 are analyzed in the paper. In the first
year, the work was carried out on the terrace of the
Desna River — on the Сitadel (the Dytynets), Okolny
Grad and near the Eletsky Monastery. On the Сitadel
V. A. Bohusevych looked for the remains of a barrow
cemetery and did not watch the pits of buildings deepened
into earth. In 1949, the expedition managed to
explore the pits of the buildings not only on the Citadel
(as it was in 1947) but also on other areas in its eastern
part. Works were widely carried out in the Okolny
Grad which allowed to obtain materials about the
planning of this part of the city outscirt. Excavations
have been carried out near the Eletsky Monastery. The
results of different years of research allow us to compare
them and draw the conclusion — in the process
of expedition participants gained some archaeological
experience, began understand better the structure of
the cultural layer and filling the pits of buildings. The
shortcomings in the work of the head of expedition can
be explained by the lack of archaeological experience
in working with the «dry» cultural layer. Before the
war, V. A. Bohusevych worked in Pskov and Novgorod
and dealt with «wet» cultural layers and the remains of
land structures.
Each archeological site has its own characteristics
and each researcher, starting the work, develops the
methods, learns to understand these features and enriches
his experience in the research process. In archeology
there are no direct ways to accumulate new
knowledge. New materials refute false theories, and
their verification allows us to increase our understanding
of the development of various parts of Chernihiv, to
open new pages in its history.
The first years of research by V. A. Bohusevych in
Ukraine were this very period of accumulation of new
knowledge, which he lacked due to low-quality training
caused by poor state of archaeological science in the
prewar period.
