The funds of the East Caucasus Archaeology National Museum Branch is a unique collection of artifacts and art of the ancient population of the North Caucasus. The collection characterizes most of those regions. However, in the scientific circulation, through publications, directories and articles, there is more than 10% of the exhibits. 90% that are not included in the publication are of great interest for both domestic and foreign researchers. In 1997-2000 with support of the Russian Foundation for the Humanities image information retrieval system "Artefact-Caucasica" was created to promote these collections. The site provides the ability to search for the objects of Caucasian archaeological collection and offers information about the history of the archaeological study of the Caucasus with the help of the "Google Earth"
