ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF KSC RAS IN NORTHERN WHITE SEA REGION IN 2022–2023: TESTING WORKING HYPOTHESES

The article is devoted to the results of the archaeological expedition of the Kola Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the northern shore of the White Sea in 2022-2023. The article describes a complex method of verification by an archaeologist of ambiguous information about ancient finds. Visits to the places indicated by informants require significant funding and time costs, while not always crowned with success. According to the author, the publication of information about archaeological research with a "negative result" It is necessary, as it can be used in the future by other researchers. The article describes three expeditions to search for the Kukuev monastery of the XVI century, a portage on the White Sea and a pagan sanctuary on the Varzuga River.