In Chersonesos, Russians unearthed Syrian pottery

The occupiers conducted yet another round of illegal archaeological excavations on the grounds of the “Chersonesos Taurica” historic site in Sevastopol. During the excavations, the invaders seized rare fragments of Syrian and Byzantine pottery.

This was reported by Suspilne.Crimea.

The publication cites Sergei Bocharov, deputy director of the occupied Institute of History and Archaeology of Byzantium and the Black Sea Region at Sevastopol State University. He noted that elements of Syrian pottery were found at the site of the monument. According to him, it is distinguished by its blue color. 

"In Byzantium and the Northern Black Sea region, they were not familiar with cobalt pigment, which produces a blue color. But these items were produced in the Mamluk state, Egypt, and Syria. Imports from the Syrian coast consist of special glazed blue ceramics that are phosphorescent and shiny,” he noted.

Bocharov also explained that glazed ceramics were widespread in the Middle Ages. According to him, these finds are of Byzantine origin, most likely from Constantinople. 

In addition, the Russians found fragments of painted red-figure pottery from the ancient era in Chersonesos.

As Intent previously reported, the occupiers have unearthed new structures from ancient urban settlements on the territory of Chersonesos Taurica in the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Vadim Maik, director of the Russian Federation-controlled Institute of Archaeology of Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the invaders also explored the Kruse Basilica—a Christian monument located within the ancient city.

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