The first state collection of archaeological objects in the territory of the region was the collection of antiquities of the Kursk Provincial Statistical Committee. Among the items collected by its staff were mammoth bones and teeth from the Starooskolsky and Oboyansky districts, Roman and Greek coins, vessels, and other artifacts.
On April 23, 1903, the establishment of the Kursk Historical, Archaeological, and Handicraft Museum was announced, and its opening took place two years later. One of the museum’s departments — the Paleontological Department — also housed archaeological exhibits.
