The archaeological expedition to the shore of the Black Sea, where more than 2,000 years ago lay the city of Phanagoria – the biggest city in the Ancient Epoch in the Black Sea region.
Underwater archaeology is advancing and it attracts more and more people. Underwater diggings reveal historic materials, which have no analogues on the land. Unique findings will be displayed for the dwellers of different regions of Russia.
Goals:
- Research the underwater part of the biggest antique landmark of Russia – the city of Phanagoria.
- Preparation of the future specialists in archaeology and antiquity.
Objectives:
- Conduct of archaeological diggings in the submersed part of the city, particularly clearing the underwater fundaments of the city’s harbor constructions;
- Proceeding with building and equipping own underwater crew of Phanagoria archaeological expedition;
- Engagement of students of the profile High schools, conduct of workshops, familiarization with research and development methods of the specialists working on the site.
Contractor:
Organizer of works – Non-commercial Partnership ‘Historic-cultural heritage of Kuban’
Works are carried out by Phanagoria complex archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Project participant:
V. Kuznetsov –Doctor of Historic Sciences, Head of the department for Classical Archaeology of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Results:
A profound clearance of the upper surface and the boards of a groyne, the precision and addition of architectural scaling. The accomplishment of a final plan and sectional drawings of the construction.
Tacheometry of a part of the city’s water area 250 wide to the west from the groyne, from the contemporary water edge up to 160 m from the shore and with traverse steps from the shore – 2.5 m.
Proposal of conservation and primary cleansing method for bronze, lead and organic items, allowing to preserve physical entity of the findings extracted from water.