The Institute of History offers underwater archaeological research (underwater archeology) services to consumers under a manufacturing agreement or an outsourcing agreement.

Underwater archeology makes it possible to carry out a long-term and systematic study of a number of monuments significant for the history of Belarus, which until recently were not available for research by traditional archaeological methods. Over the past years, a new direction has been actively developed in Belarus - underwater archaeological search and underwater archaeological research. Despite separate attempts at underwater archaeological research in the 1980s (fortified settlement Maskovichi (Lake Nespish), ancient settlement Prudniki (river Vyata)), these works have not received their development, appropriate scientific support and introduction into scientific circulation.

Unique world-class monuments and artifacts have been identified and studied using the methods of underwater archeology:
* sites of the Neolithic - Bronze Age Krivina-3;
* dugout boat of the beginning of the 16th century, raised fr om the bottom of the Neman River;
* fortifications of the Zhabersky castle of the XVII-XVIII centuries;
* Places wh ere Napoleon's army crossed in November 1812 across the river. Berezina.

As a result of the work, new archaeological sources were obtained, the further interpretation of which allows obtaining new knowledge about the events that took place on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, from the Stone Age to the New Age.

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The Institute of History has branches of the Department of Archeology and Special Historical Disciplines (Faculty of History of BSU) and the Department of Philosophy and Methodology of Science (Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU). Research projects are carried out jointly with colleagues from universities. Employees of the institute teach at the leading universities of the country, are the leaders of graduation projects, master's and candidate's theses.

Foreign partners:
• International Association of Institutes of History of the CIS Countries,
• Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
• Institute of Archeology RAS,
• Institute of the History of Material Culture SPO RAS,
• Institute of History SB RAS,
• Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
• Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
• Institute of History and Ethnology. Ch. Ch. Valikhanov (Kazakhstan),
• Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan,
• Institute of History PAN,
• Institute of Archeology and Ethnology PAN,
• Podlaski Museum in Bialystok (Poland),
• Institute of History of Latvia, University of Latvia,
• Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences,
• University of Modena (Italy),
• Center for Napoleonic Studies (France).

Consumers interested in underwater archaeological research services (underwater archeology) on the basis of a manufactoring agreement or an outsourcing agreement.