Background
GORODTSOV, Vasiliy was born on March 11, 1860.
GORODTSOV, Vasiliy was born on March 11, 1860.
1903-1929 worked at State Historical Museum. From 1907 until death taught archeology. Prior to 1917 Revol worked at Shanyavskiy University, Archeological Institute, Institute of History, Philosophy and Literature and Moscow University.
1888 studied neolithic settlements on the Oka River. Also did research on ethnography and historical geography in relation to archeology. Took a special interest in the Paleolithic and Bronze ages and ancient Slavic civilizations.
1928 discovered and studied Timonov Paleolithic settlement. Made major contribution to knowledge of the Bronze Age in the forest and steppe regions of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and devised a still-valid classification of civilizations. Studied relics of the early Iron Age at Belorussian’skoye and Yelizavetinskiy and medieval relics at Staraya Ryazan’ and Madzhary.
Wrote over 200 works.
Communist Party member from 1938.