On August 18, solemn opening of II International archeological field school to be held   on 17 -30 August, 2015  co-organized by Institute of archeology named after A. Khalikov and Kazan Federal University in  conference hall of Memorial plaque honoring the acceptance of Islam  in Bolgar state historical-architectural museum reserve.  The organizational and financial support was rendered by Regional Fund for revival of historical and cultural monuments and Bolgar state historical-architectural museum reserve. 

The school  programme features final conference on “Topical issues of  reservation and  investigation of the Eurasian cultural heritage”, shared lectures and round tables on key issues. The participants will get acquainted with historical sites, such as  Museum of Bolgar civilization, the White Mosque, Museum of Bread and other places of interest.

The aim of the school is to consolidate scientific research works based on a practical application of the latest scientific developments into investigation of the Eurasian cultural heritage. 

It should be mentioned that I International archeological field school was held in Bolgar in 2014 and was attended by  40  young scientists from different regions of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. A group of leading experts were invited as lecturers, including leading researches from Russian Academy of Sciences, Tatarstan  Academy of Sciences, scientific institutions of the Crimea, Samara and Ulyanovsk. 

The school is  attended by more than 100  students and researches from 25 countries. Within two weeks the participants will attend the following workshops: archaelogic-biology methods, archaeological glass, GIS in archaeology, history of ancient ceramics, history of ancient metallurgy and metalworking, experimental trace analysis on ancient tools and paleoanthropology. More than 50 scientists both from Russian and foreign research centers are expected to teach at school. 

Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova addressed participants of the school with welcoming speech and expressed hope that the students  will adopt long-term joint experience of state and scientific establishments to reserve site of Bolgar ancient settlement and turn it into UNESCO World Heritage List site.