Until now, the temple, which is a federal architectural monument, was completely hidden underground.
Archaeologists managed to excavate the well-preserved wall of the Church of St. Andrew the Fool on Sitka - the main temple of the completely destroyed Sitetsky monastery in the vicinity of Veliky Novgorod, Interfax writes.
The excavations are carried out by specialists from the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The temple is included in the list of architectural monuments of federal significance and is formally under state protection. However, until now, it has been completely hidden underground. Only excavations carried out this year have shown that the monument can be turned into a museum and prepared for wide display.
Researchers believe that the stone church of St. Andrew the Fool was built on the site of an older wooden church.
Experts note that preserving and further museumifying the building is a very real task. However, now, immediately after the research, the walls of the church, opened to a height of two meters, will be again covered with earth. So far, this is the only way to preserve the remains of the temple.