Archaeologists complete excavations on Primorsky Boulevard in the center of Odesa

The archaeological expedition conducted by students and staff of the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after Ushynsky and the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on Prymorskyi Boulevard in Odesa has ended.

This was announced by the rector of the university , Andrii Krasnozhon.

He assessed this year's season as extremely successful and promised to provide a detailed report on the results of the research in the near future.

Earlier, Andrii Krasnozhon said that the research revealed old walls, one of which turned out to be part of the 1902 funicular, the very first in the history of Odesa. And the second masonry of hewn stone, built on clay mortar, dating back to the 18th century, is most likely the wall of the artillery battery of the Khadzhibey fortress, so researchers hope to find the fortress itself soon.

Earlier, students of the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after Ushynsky and employees of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine found Roman pottery and building blocks at the foot of the monument to Duke de Richelieu on Prymorskyi Boulevard in Odesa.

In March, students of the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after Ushynsky, together with specialists from the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, began a GPR survey of the central part of Prymorsky Boulevard. Its results determined the location of the current excavations.

Excavations on Prymorskyi Boulevard have already been carried out in 2020 and 2021, but the area opposite the funicular has never been explored, and, according to scientists, this is where the foundation of the Khadzhibey Castle may be located.

In particular, during the research in 2021, more than a thousand artifacts were found in the chronological range from antiquity to the period of occupation of Odesa and several construction sites of the 18th century were recorded.

Кирило Бойко