The collection publishes the results of excavations carried out in the construction zone of irrigation systems in the Astrakhan region. The materials relate to pit culture, the Sarmatian era, the time of the early Middle Ages (Khazar Khaganate) and to medieval nomads. Materials of the richest burial of the Sarmatian king are published, in which many highly artistic precious things were discovered. Also included are articles on excavations of the Selitrenny settlement of the XIV century, where the remains of a palace-type estate, two baths, buildings for economic and residential purposes are traced.