If anyone still thinks that identifying historical buildings in the mountainous part of Ingushetia is an easy job—just show up, take a look, snap some photos, jot something down in a notebook, and you're done—you are sorely mistaken.

Work on each complex and each local site begins with clearing the area, which often takes several days. Clearing dozens of trees and bushes, whose root systems are destroying unique monuments, is hard physical labor.

Only after the tower complex has been completely cleared do three groups of specialists take turns studying, describing, recording, and scanning unique medieval objects.

Often, the full cycle of field work on just one complex takes almost a month.

The work is carried out by ACM Group with the full support of the SAFMAR Charitable Foundation.