Proceedings of IHMC RAS , SPb, 2006. Contents.

• E. N. Nosov. Editorial

From the history of IHMC RAS

• V. A. Alekshin. Department of Archaeology of Middle/Central Asia and Caucasus of the IHMC RAS and its predecessors at the Imperial Archaeological Committee and succeeding institutions (milestones of history)
• G. I. Zaitseva. Radiocarbon group at the IHMC RAS: its history and current state

Research papers

• S. A. Aslanian, E. V. Belyaeva, E. M. Kolpakov, V. P. Luybin, G. M. Sarkisian, A. V. Suvorov. Works of the Armenian-Russian Archaeological Expedition in 2003–2006
• V. E. Shchelinsky, S. A. Kulakov. New data on the Early Paleolithic of the Taman’ Peninsula, South Azov region
• L. B. Vishnyatsky. Two possible cases for cultural continuity between Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens
• N. D. Praslov, M. N. Zheltova. About one insufficiently known page in the history of field research at Kostenki
• L. B. Kircho. Ancient connections between South Turkmenistan and the Zeravshan valley (the formation of the first trade routes in Middle Asia)
• S. V. Kashaev. Hand-modeled pottery from the Necropolis of Artyushchenko-2
• I. I. Eremeev, O. F. Dzyuba, O. V. Lisitsyna. Ancient settlements and farming on the eastern shore of Lake Ilmen’ as reflected in archaeological and paleoenvironmental data
• A. N. Egor’kov, V. I. Kildyushevsky, A. V. Kurbatov. About some traditions of glass making in ancient Vladimir (with particular reference to the materials of 2006 excavations at «Vetchany gorod»)
• A. E. Musin. On the role of personality in archaeology. Imperial Archaeological Committee during the first stage of its existence (1859–1882)
• A. E. Musin. The link of times
• List of abbreviations
• Instructions to contributors