In March, archaeological work resumed at the federal cultural heritage site of the Tkhaba-Yerdy Temple in mountainous Ingushetia.

One of the significant discoveries during archaeological work conducted in 2024 was the discovery of a silver zuzun (similar to a Persian drachma) dated to the sixth century at a depth of 1.5 meters, further confirming the theory that people had already inhabited this area in that distant era.

Archaeological work in 2025 also revealed numerous interesting details about the temple: structures of the original building were discovered underground, and a virtually missing foundation was discovered beneath the southern wall of the temple.

We hope that professional archaeological research in 2026 by Ingush and Moscow archaeologists will yield numerous discoveries and uncover new artifacts about the history of this unique temple.

Photo by ACM Group - a cleared stone detail of the "Tkhaba-Yerdy Temple," whose lower portion was located underground until last fall.