Archaeological Studies of the Chorgunskiy Isar Fortress (South-Western Crimea) in 2019
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https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.6.268.292Keywords:
archaeology, South-Western Crimea, Chorgunskiy Isar, Late Byzantine Taurica, 13th century, medieval fortification, fortressAbstract
The paper contains the preliminary results of archaeological studies of the medieval fortress of Chorgunskiy Isar in 2019. The main task of the work was to obtain a stratigraphic column, and, as a result, to make more exactly the dating of the archaeological site. It was found that the period of existence of this fortress was within the 13th century. It was built on the site of a settlement or fortification of the Theme period (middle of the 9th–11th centuries). However, during this archaeological fieldwalking reconnaissance, no traces of earlier fortifications were found. The layer, deposit of what is associated with the process of dilapidation and destruction of the upper part of the defensive wall and constructions, contains a small number of fragments of ceramic vessels of the XIV–XV centuries, which were probably brought by later visitors to the ruins of the fortification. Perhaps the ruins of the Chorgunskiy Isar fortress were used by herders as a seasonal enclosure for cattle.
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