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Ancient city of Chersonesos
 - North area
 - South area
 - West area
 - North-East area
 - South-East area
 - Central area
 - Citadel
 - Harbour area
 - Undetermined area
Necropoleis
 - Northern
 - Western
 - Near Karantinnaya bay
 - Undetermined necropolis
Chora
 - Heraclean peninsula
Environs
 - City Environs
 - Remote Environs
Museum
 - Exhibitions
 - Staff
 - Everyday life
Unidentified
Ancient city of Chersonesos
 - North area
 - South area
 - West area
 - North-East area
 - South-East area
 - Central area
 - Citadel
 - Harbour area
 - Undetermined area
Necropoleis
 - Northern
 - Western
 - Near Karantinnaya bay
 - Undetermined necropolis
Chora
 - Heraclean peninsula
Environs
 - City Environs
 - Remote Environs
Museum
 - Exhibitions
 - Staff
 - Everyday life
Unidentified

Ancient city of Chersonesos → North-East area


North-East Area is a large flatland inclining to the north-west and south-west from the Main Street that crosses the whole ancient city. Transverse street 6 limits the area from the west. North and east limit of the area is a precipitous coast (the break of Sarmatian limestone is 7 to 9 m high). The south end of the area is a tract of seaside fortress wall (tower XXII, curtain wall 26) and a natural rocky terrace.

In the area, there is the so-called Kruze Basilica, excavations of which started as early as 1827. Immediately before the Crimean War, count A.S. Uvarov unearthed the remains of a large basilica with outstanding mosaic floors.

The excavations of the Odessa Society for History and Antiquities in 1870s and 1880s discovered more churches (Eastern Basilica, Six-Pillared Church, Underground Church in the Main Street). Later on, archaeologists made several supplementary excavations of the monuments discovered before, and at the same time continued to unearth new sites: residential quarters, churches and port fortification constructions, both in the Pre-Revolution Period (K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich and R.Kh. Leper) and in Soviet Period (I.A. Antonova, O.I. Dombrovskiy, S.G. Ryzhov, M.I. Zolotaryov, and others). At present, the team headed by S.V. Ushakov performs excavations near the Kruze Basilica.

Fish-salting cistern near Kane's Battery, at it outer sideNorth-east area of the ancient cityQuarter II in the north-east area of the ancient city
North-east quarters in the ancient cityBaptisteryFountain in the square in front of Uvarov's Basilica
Fish-salting cistern (?) in the excavation trench higher than the museumBaptistery in the Uvarov's BasilicaSquare in front of Uvarov's Basilica
Excavations of a wall in the north-eastern area of the ancient city, to the north of ancient Greek buildingSixth to third century Hellenistic houseThird century Hellenistic house
Kiln in a room in the north-eastern area of the ancient cityExterior view of the baptistery in Uvarov's BasilicaExterior view of the baptistery in Uvarov's Basilica
Interior view of the baptistery in Uvarov's BasilicaCourtyard, narthex and section of square in front of Uvarov's BasilicaView of the ancient city near Uvarov's Basilica
View of residential quarters near Uvarov's BasilicaInterior viewed from the entranceGeneral view of Uvarov's Basilica


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