Overview of the film collection of the scientific archives of the Institute of Archaeology, RAS

The paper provides an overview of the Scientific Archives of the Institute of Archaeology, RAS, the digitalization of which was completed in 2018. The film copies contain footage of a number of archaeological expeditions conducted in the USSR, Mongolia and Albania in the second half of 1940s - 1960s; popular science films about archaeology and anthropology; documentaries about famous archaeologists; materials provided by the employees of the IA, RAS. The materials of the Scientific Archives of the Institute of Archaeology are an important source of information on the history of Soviet and Russian archaeology. Film footage of a number of expeditions in the second half of 1940s - 1960s is an important supplement to their reporting documentation.