18 September 2026, 22:41
Hundreds of artifacts were found during excavations in occupied Bakhchisaray
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During illegal archaeological excavations on the grounds of the Khan’s Palace in occupied Bakhchisaray, the Russians uncovered about 500 historical artifacts. Among them are coins, Ottoman pipes, copper women’s jewelry, and fragments of painted pottery from the Turkish city of Kütahya.
This was reported by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.
Work at the Khan’s Palace is being carried out under the guise of an ongoing “restoration,” which in reality involves gross violations of restoration techniques and is destroying this unique Crimean Tatar landmark, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The occupation museum claimed that this collection is “the richest and most diverse” of all those found on the grounds of the Khan’s Palace in recent years. At the same time, over the course of several years of illegal excavations on the complex’s grounds, more than 2,463 square meters have been surveyed.
The Khan’s Palace in Bakhchysarai is a unique 16th-century landmark and the world’s only surviving example of Crimean Tatar palace architecture. The historic complex served as the ancestral residence of the rulers of the Crimean Khanate and the center of the region’s spiritual and political life. The palace complex includes mosques, harem buildings, inner courtyards, fountains, and the khans’ family mausoleums. The complex has been recognized as a cultural heritage site and included on UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
As Intent previously reported, the occupiers have begun illegal archaeological excavations at the“Bakla Cave City” cultural heritage site in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Unique artifacts from the 10th–13th centuries have already been removed from the western part of the complex.
