The publication is prepared on the basis of materials stored in scientific archaeological funds and presented in the archeological logical scientific and museum exposition of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus . Contains unique exhibits donated by scientists of the Institute of History and researchers working in the field of education and culture to state and departmental museum expositions of the country. Includes materials stored in the museums of Minsk, Polotsk, Vitebsk, Mogilev, Gomel, Grodno, Orsha, Tolochin, Shklov, Branches and other settlements. Familiarizes with materials revealing the richness and originality of the culture of the Belarusian lands from deep antiquity until the end of the XVIII century. , and also displays the entire range of economic and production activities, life, cultural and spiritual life of people who inhabited the territory of our country in different eras, their connections with the outside world. It is intended for researchers, teachers of educational institutions, museum employees and all those who are interested in local history .