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Sea Trade in North Black Sea Region. The collection of scientific articles. Kyiv, 2001
Navigation-archaeological review of south-west coast of Crimea from cape Chersonesos to cape Sarych, 222-234

Ivanov A.V.

Abstract:
The coast of the Crimea became the region of regular navigation since the time of Great Greek Colonization. The coastal communications along the South-Western and Southern coast of the Crimea played the main role during the historical periods, from the new time. Chersonesos was one of the important ports on the coast of the Black Sea and during all its history supported intensive seafaring. The economy of Chersonesos, neighbor small towns Balaklava and Inkerman and numerous seashore settlements of this region in its turn found themselves in intimate dependence from the intensification and organization of seafaring in nearer aquatories.

In the paper, the author considers some peculiarity of seafaring near the South-Western Coast of the Crimea and archaeological monuments coherent with the navigation and sea treads. This group consists from differenttime objects, among them remains of lighthouses, cult and fortification complexes in notable places of coastal landscapes, which supported orientation. The remains of coastal settlements, in which sea economy treads predominated, composed different group of sites.

Language: Russian

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Ivanov, A.V. 2001. Navigation-archaeological review of south-west coast of Crimea from cape Chersonesos to cape Sarych. In: Parshina, E.A. (ed.). Sea Trade in North Black Sea Region. The collection of scientific articles (Morska torhivlia v Pivnichnomu Prychornomor’i. Zbirka naukovykh statei). Kyiv: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Society of Archaeology and Anthropology, 222-234. VITA ANTIQUA Library (in Russian).