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 → North area


North Area is a hollow with slightly sloping narrow beach of pebble in the middle and high rocky shores in the north-east and north-west of the area. The area is limited by transverse street 6 on the north-east, longitudinal (north) street I on the south-east, transverse street 15 on the south-west, and water's edge on the north.

Although the area had been under investigation as early as the late nineteenth century (by K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich), large-scale excavations of this region started in late 1920s and continued after the Second World War (by G.D. Belov, S.F. Strzheletskiy, A.L. Yakobson, and others). Nowadays, the archaeological excavations and restoration of the area has been being continued under the head of S.G. Ryzhov.  

The years of excavations in the area have uncovered, partly or fully, several quarters, have investigated and restored large cult complexes like the Northern Basilica, Basilica within a Basilica, 1932 Basilica, and one of the most outstanding churches there, 1935 Basilica.
  Report of the excavations of 1889 Basilica. Basilica within a Basilica
(Year: 1972. Author: S. G. Ryzhov)
Supplementary investigation of 1889 Basilica (its other name is Basilica within a Basilica) and restoration of its mosaic floors has clarified the chronology of the mosaics and of the church building.
  Отчет о раскопках Херсонесской экспедиции Государственного Эрмитажа в 1975 г. Текст и иллюстрации
(Year: 1975. Author: G. D. Belov)

In the year under report, the expedition's work was te direct continuation of the previos years excavations in quarter XXVIII in the north area of Chersonesos. Excavations of rooms nos. 26 and 27 were finished, Late Mediaeval rooms and courtyards nos. 29-39 were unearthed anew, and below them, the excavations were made down to the virgin soil, apart of room no. 37, which appeared to be above a fish-salting cistern, and courtyard no. 39, excavation of which was not finished. Total area of the excavations in the year under report is about 300 square metres

  Report no. 3 of the restoration of mediaeval mosaic floors of 1889 Basilica in Chersonesos 
(Year: 1973. Author: O. I. Dombrovskiy)

Restoration of a fragment of mosaic floor in the nave of 1889 Basilica (its south-west corner) was the contiuation of works started in May 1972.

  Report of the restoration of mediaeval mosaic floors of 1889 Basilica in Chersonesos. Mosaics with Peacock
(Year: 1975. Author: O. I. Dombrovskiy)

The mosaic to be conserved was located in a small isolated room, close to the north wall of 1889 basilica, and dated from the same period as thje original basilica, that is the sixth century

  A report of the excavations in Chersonesos  
(Year: 1973. Author: G. D. Belov)
Chersonesos expedition from the State Hermitage Museum in 1973 continued the excavations in the north area of Chersonesos, in quarter XXVIII.
  Album of illustrations to the report of supplementary investigation of 1889 basilica
(Year: 1975. Author: S. G. Ryzhov)
  Report of the excavations in Chersonesos in 1974. 1. Text
(Year: 1974. Author: G. D. Belov)
In 1974, the excavations continued in quarter XXVIII, where they had been being conducted since 1968
  Report of the excavations in Chersonesos in 1974. 2. Album
(Year: 1974. Author: G. D. Belov)
Album of illustrations to the report