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A unique ancient treasure discovered in Crimea

In Crimea, during excavations of the ancient burial ground of Opushki, archaeologists from the Crimean Federal University (KFU) named after Vernadsky discovered a collection of jewelry from the XNUMXrd century. Three bracelets, earrings and two breast jewelry in the carnelian style are well preserved and, according to scientists, could have belonged to high-ranking persons, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of History of the Ancient World and the Middle Ages at KFU...

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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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The Government of the Russian Federation is proposed to create a “Management of Antiquities of Crimea”

Moscow - Simferopol, March 6 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - State Duma Deputy Roman Khudyakov sent an appeal to the government and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation with a request to consider the possibility of creating a department of antiquities of Crimea, Izvestia reports. According to the parliamentarian, such a measure can save the cultural and historical heritage of the peninsula from looting and unprofessional use. It is expected that the structure will be created according to...

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A temple older than the date of the baptism of Rus' was unearthed on Fiolent

Simferopol, October 17 (PolitNavigator, Alexey Yary) – Archaeologists in Crimea dug up a Byzantine monastery on the cliffs of Cape Vinogradny on Fiolent within the boundaries of Sevastopol. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Crimea" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte Excavations shed light on the date of the appearance of Christian churches on the peninsula and provided several interesting details. Thus, archaeologists discovered the bishop’s seat in the temple, which suggests that...

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