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DEZHNEV, PRONCHISHCHEV, LASSENIUS
The historical-archaeological expedition of the Adventure
Club
The patron of the expedition
–
Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir I. Kuroedov, Commander-in-chief
of the Russian Navy.
Objectives of the expedition:
- Search of the burial place and excavations of the grave
of Lieutenant Peter Lassenius (the mouth of the Khara-Ulakh
River).
- Search of the burial place and excavations of the grave
of the Ivan Filatov, the physician of the Pronchishchev's
detachment (Ust Olenek settlement).
- Additional investigations of the grave of Vasily and
Tatiana Pronshishchev (Ust-Olenek settlement).
- Archeological excavations of the Russian trade settlement
of XVII-XVIII centuries, related to the names of Semeyn
Dezhnev and Ivan Rebrov (the mouth of the Olenek River).
The dates and the areas of works:
The expedition will be carried out from
July 1 up to July 30, 2002 at the territory of the Bulunsky
region of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
The leader of the expedition: Sergey
Yepishkin.
The expedition is organized under support
of the Russian Navy and the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian
Air Forces.
Sponsors of the Expedition:
- Bank Dialog-Optim (Moscow),
- Marine Assembly,
- Morsviazsputnik,
- Company "Normal",
- Company "Sket" (Moscow).
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