ON THE ISSUE OF THE USE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AND THE RELIABILITY OF PUBLICATIONS OF MUSEUM MATERIALS
The author draws on the materials of the collection of arrowheads of the Late Bronze Age, found at the Elovska settlement in 1982 by V.I. Matyushenko, addresses the problem of the reliability of the presentation of excavation materials in publications. In his opinion, inaccuracies of the archaeological drawing can distort colleagues’ ideas about the material complex. First of all, this applies to those who are deprived of the opportunity to personally study the finds. The way out of this can be the simultaneous publication ofboth photos and drawings of artifacts. The author also suggests considering the issue of monographic publications of excavation materials of basic archaeological sites. As an example, for the Bronze Age, these may be the settlements of Korchazhka V (Altai Territory), Elovka and Samus IV (Tomsk region), Krasnoozerka (Omsk region).