Systematic archaeological study of Smolensk began in 1951 and for a long time was carried out by the Smolensk archaeological expedition of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov under the guidance of Professor D.A. Avdusin. Work was carried out in different parts of the city within the left bank. These studies in the 1980-1990s. were continued by the "subsidiary" Smolensk expeditions of the State Historical Museum (head N.I. Astashova) and the Central Scientific Restoration and Production Workshops (head N.V. Sapozhnikov). Extensive materials accumulated over decades of work formed the basis of a series of dissertations.