News archive on the topic "Archaeology"

Large-scale construction has opened up unexpected opportunities for Crimea

Active construction in Crimea has made the peninsula Russia's leader in the number of archaeological excavations. At the same time, archaeologists forced the builders to change the original plans. Nikolai Makarov, director of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, stated this at a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Crimea leads in terms of the volume of excavations and the number of open sheets that are issued for work. Archeology must respond to new challenges...

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Sensational find in the Black Sea

The oldest ship ever discovered was found in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria. This is stated in a report by The Guardian with reference to researchers from the Black Sea Maritime Archeology Project, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Archaeologists believe that the age of the ship can reach 2,4 thousand years. Its length is 23 meters, and its depth is more than two kilometers. Researchers believe...

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An unknown Scythian settlement discovered in Crimea

The builders of the Taurida highway discovered an ancient settlement from late Scythian times in the Mekenzi Mountains region near Sevastopol. This was reported by the press service of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Located in a saddle between two rocky outcrops, the settlement is part of a larger complex of small villages, the main core of which was a small stone fortress, the remains of the walls of which fall within the route area...

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Chersonesus is threatened with plunder due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

Kyiv, March 30 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) – Ukrainian scientists refuse to come to Crimea and continue excavations at the sites of Chersonesus, while Russian colleagues cannot conduct research here for ethical reasons. As a result, unique archaeological monuments risk being looted. The magazine “Vlast” writes about this. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “An archaeologist will never covet...

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Ukrainian “black diggers” in Crimea will be replaced by Russian ones

Moscow - Simferopol, April 03 (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) - In the Russian Crimea, authorities at various levels will have to solve the very difficult task of preserving archaeological sites from profiteers: there is something to rob there, but there will be no fewer people who want to plunder the transition of Crimea to the Russian Federation. An unnamed Moscow archaeologist told MK about this. Subscribe to the Navigator - Kyiv news on Facebook or Vkontakte In the coming days...

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