After long time break, the excavations of the observatory were proceeded on May–June in 1941 with the archeological group of the Samarqand complex archeological expedition. This group was led by I. A. Sukharev, the scientific officer of the Samarqand museum

The general view of the observatory's excavations. 1948 year

The Northern part of the excavations. 1948 year

Restored plan of the observatory on the level of the socle. (according to the excavations in 1948 year)