Video about the investigations of the cliff-side city and fortress of Tustan

Measurements on Kamin, Zholob rocks are behind. Mykhailo Rozhko is with a measuring rod, on the other side (not in the photo), probably, surveyor Dmytro Shylan is working with a theodolite. Mid 1970s.

A geodesic survey of the grooves: Yurii Lukomskyi is holding a round rod, Liubomyr Parkhuts is sketching the traces. Early 1980s.

Roman Sulyk is clearing the “testaceous” masonry of the wall near the top cistern for storing water. The cistern is 4 m deep and is a strategic facility of the fortress. Early 1980s.

Sometimes, archeologists invited a team of land surveyors. Ostryi Kamin. Dmytro Shylan, Lida Zamora, Roman Sulyk. Probably, 1984.

Gates between the southern side of Male Krylo and Malyi Kamin. Below is Tarsa Dyryk; Kostia Dosyn with a measuring rod; Lida Kvas is recording angle indexes. A geodesic survey, early 1980.

Velykyi Kamin. An investigation of grooves with climbing protection. Viktor Susak and Mykhailo Rozhko. Early 1980s.

The expedition of Dubliany Agrarian Institute. A plane-table survey of the top ground of Velykyi Kamin. Below is a camp of researchers, a bit further is a camp of climbers from Drohobych. Late 1970s.

Mykhailo Rozhko is climbing a rock, probably Ostryi Kamin, using rock-climbing equipment. Early 1980s.

Archeological digs on the northern slopes of the fortress: a retaining wall which prevents the soil from sliding and allows its eventual usage for preservation. Early 1980s.

One of the finds from the well – a wooden spade. Mykhailo Rozhko is taking photos. 1982.

Clearing the traces of the courtyard construction: hollows from poles and remains of the southern defence wall are clearly visible. Early 1980s.

Archeological investigations in the site of Tserkivne lead by Viktor Susak. 1984.

Clearing and geodesic surveying the masonry of the southern defence wall. 1979.

Archeological digs on the southern slopes of the fortress with participation of schoolchildren led by Roman Shchur. Late 1970s.

Archeological digs on the southern slopes of the fortress with participation of schoolchildren led by Roman Shchur. Late 1970s.

“We went to the excavation site as early as 7 am, dew and freshness helped to overcome our strong desire to sleep more. We didn’t allow ourselves even a thought about poor or hastened performance at work” - Vita Susak, an expedition participant.

Clearing the western part of the courtyard. Liuba Dzherdhz, Parubii brothers, Oleksa Sorokalit and others. Mid-1980s.

Measurements of the well. Yurii Drebot is drawing. 1984.

Clearing architectural wooden fragments of the fortress from the well contents. Early 1980s.

A hoisting mechanism and wooden constructions of the roof based on the traces in the well shaft. Yurii Drebot, Volodymyr Parubii. Mid-1980s.

Roman Sulyk is investigating the lower cistern for storing water, chiseled in the rock. Early 1980s.

Marking a future dig in the courtyard. Early 1980s.

Resting during the investigation of the courtyard. Mykhailo Tsapko with a rope. Early 1980s.

“According to the principles of archeology, a dig was divided into squares; everybody had their own sector and removed soil layer by layer, wrapping up found shards – and sometimes arrowheads – into packets” – Vita Susak, an expedition participant.

Excavations in the courtyard. Everybody was digging in their square: even though the typical square was 2m x 2m, in special cases the square was 1m x 1m (like in the photo). Early 1980s.

Preservation of the lower cistern after completed investigations. Early 1980s.

Measurements and sketches of the cistern. Viktor Susak, Roman Sulyk, Viktor Romanynets. Early 1980s.

Investigations of the gate passage: stone rubble from timber crib walls is visible. Roman Sulyk, Lidiia Kvas. 1979.

Publishing activity: “Fortress: A Сollection of the Tustan Reserve” (2012)

An ethnographic field study of the Tustan Site Museum in the village of Urych: collecting materials for a future museum of the village. Nataliia Poiasnyk, head of the Museum of Tustan. 2015.

Preservation and copying of the monuments of cliff-side art. Nataliia Harkot and Anna Harbarchuk, students of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage of the Institute of Architecture of Lviv Polytechnic National University. 2015.

Taras Romaniuk, an expedition participant for many years and eventually a researcher of the Tustan Site Museum, is working with the archive of Mykhailo Rozhko. 2015.

Laser scanning of the rocks for creating a precise 3D model. 2007.

Archeological digs in the crosscuts of embarkments and ditches on the eastern side from the courtyard lead by an archeologist and researcher of the Tustan Site Museum, Roman Myska. Archeological apprenticeship of students of Drohobych Pedagogical University. 2007.

A consultation with professor Andrii Bohutskyi in the course of digging the trench in the crosscut of embarkments and ditches on the eastern side from the courtyard lead by an archeologist and researcher of the Tustan Site Museum, Roman Myska. 2007.

Air photography of the monument’s territory. 2015.

Clearing the rocks from vandal “autographs” made by visitors. Anastasiia Yankiv, a student of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage of the Institute of Architecture of Lviv Polytechnic National University. 2014.

International scholarly conference “Monuments of Tustan in the Context of Carpathian Development in the Pre-Historic and Middle Ages: Questions of Their Preservation and Usage”. The plenary meeting, a presentation by archeologist, PhD Roman Myska. 2016.

Mobile augmented reality application: a view of the Tustan fortress of the 13th century, the southern-western side. 2016.

Scientific experiment “Carpathian Signalling”: recreation of ancient methods of warming about danger. The plan shows the chain of mountain tops on which the experiment was held; there’s an illustration of a visual signal of smoke. 2006.

Festival “Tu Stan!”: a trebuchet and its team. 2008.

A trial of the replicated medieval trebuchet. 2008.

Documentary about the archeological excavations on the Tustan rocks. Made by Roman Buchko, Halyna Zabashta.