RESULTS OF FIELD STUDIES OF THE UNDERGROUND AND WALLS OF A XIX-CENTURY HOUSE (THE BUILDING OF THE FORMER GRAND HOTEL) AT 5 F. SKORINA AVENUE IN THE CITY OF POLOTSK

The article presents the results of the field studies of one of the buildings of the complex of the former «Grand Hotel» hotel, carried out during the construction work. This object is located in the center of the historical part of Polotsk. We assumed the presence of the earlier monumental structures of the XVII–XVIII centuries and related movable arti-facts as the part of the building. During the study of the existing building, we identified two buildings of the second half of the XVIII century, and collected artifacts related to them. Their outlines are known from the plans of Polotsk of the end of the XVIII–XIX centuries, but archaeological research helped us to reveal their structural features.