The collection of stories “Archaeologists: from Sintashta to Dubna” represents memories of archaeological and historical-cultural expeditions in which the author took part in the period from 1987 to 2012, on the territory of the Trans-Ural steppe, in Mongolia, in Altai and in the Upper Volga. In a popular, emotionally rich form, the author talks about the peculiarities of life and work of scientific teams of archaeological expeditions and laboratories, about the main types of archaeological monuments and the features of their research. A significant place in the book is devoted to consideration of the problems of archaeological study of the Arkaim settlement and interpretation of the data obtained.