negatives reports
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


The site of the ancient city of Tauric Chersonesos is located on a large promontory between two bays, Karantinnaya (Russian for Quarantine) and Pesochnaya (Sandy) within the limits of the present-day city of Sevastopol. It covers the area of about 45 hectares. The investigations of the ancient city started in 1827 and continued throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century, with short intervals. By the early twenty-first century, the excavations have uncovered about one-third of the ancient city: defensive walls and towers, churches and public spaces like theater, water reservoir, the so-called mint, thermae (baths), etc. The most important result of the excavations in the ancient city is the discovery of the city layout according to Hippodamean plan: grid of residential quarters of the same size composed by parallel and perpendicular streets. Although modern division of the ancient city into areas is conventional, it is used in archaeological documents.

The division of the ancient city into the areas is a convention; it is made for better orientation of the visitors (real and virtual) in Chersonesos territory. This zoning is performed according to existing tradition which is mentioned in scholarly and popular literature. At the same time, we should mention that there still is a certain confusion as to the numeration of longitudinal and transverse streets (and even of curtain walls and residential quarters), so we have to follow more or less common system of their designation.  

 

  Report of the State Historic Museum's excavations in Chersonesos, at the southern fortress walls of the city's water reservoir
(Year: 1973. Author: N. V. Pyatysheva)
Similarly to previous years, the works of the year under report were made near the south fortificational walls of the ancient city. Investigation of the main city's water reservoir, which is 32x16x4 m, continued. 
  Album of photographs to the report of the State Historic Museum's excavations in Chersonesos in 1973, Vol. 1  
(Year: 1973. Author: N. V. Pyatysheva)
Album of photographs to the report of the State Historic Museum's excavations in Chersonesos in 1973. Volume 1
  Graeco-Roman theatre. 1973. Field journal
(Year: 1973. Author: M. I. Zolotaryov)
Graeco-Roman theatre. 1973. Field journal, July 3 - September 20.
  Album of photographs to the report of the State Historic Museum's excavations in Chersonesos in 1973, Vol. 2  
(Year: 1973. Author: N. V. Pyatysheva)
Album of photographs to the report of the State Historic Museum's excavations in Chersonesos in 1973. Volume 2.
  Chersonesan Expedition's report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1973 (west area of the ancient city of Chersonesos)
(Year: 1973. Author: S. A. Belyayev)

In 1973, Chersonesan Expedition workedin two stages, divided by a short period of time: from June 25 to July 20, and from September 25 to October 30.  

  Report about the Chersonesan Expedition in 1973 
(Year: 1973. Author: S. A. Belyayev)
Album of illustration to 1973 Report of the Chersonesan Expedition from the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Archaeology.
  Report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974 (expedition by the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Archaeology)
(Year: 1974. Author: S. A. Belyayev)

1974 works of the Chersonesos Expedition by the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR were concentrated in the area of the "Basilica on a Hill" in Chersonesos. 1974 works are direct continuation of 1973 works. In this year, the aim of the expedition was to uncover the area in the main part of the basilica down to the bedrock and to unearthits north and south annexes, which existence became obvious in result of 1973 works.

  Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 1
(Year: 1974. Author: S. A. Belyayev)
Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 1
  Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 2
(Year: 1974. Author: S. A. Belyayev)
Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 2
  Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 3 
(Year: 1974. Author: S. A. Belyayev)
Illustrations to the report of the excavations of the Basilica on a Hill in 1974. Vol. 3


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