Archaeologists work on the excavations of the settlement of the Bronze Age in the Crimea

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Archaeologists are working on the excavations of the settlement of the Bronze Age in the vicinity of Kerch. According to Crimea 24, scientists are exploring one of the most ancient settlements of the peninsula — Gleyki. This year, 10 specialists from different regions are participating in the expedition.

Artifacts include fragments of pottery and stone weights. Scientists believe that the first settlers settled on the eastern coast of Crimea as far back as 4,000 years BC.

Here, on the shores of the Kerch Bay, there are the brightest monuments of the Kamenka archaeological culture (Kamenka I, II, Gleyki I, II, Mayak I, etc.). The already traditional summer archaeological expedition is headed by Professor Alexander Kisly.

The most significant finds of past years: a fragment of a small spoon, a model of a wheel, a model of a clay button, a large ash pan, a female cult figurine.

The expedition gathers annually under the auspices of the Institute of Archeology of the Republic of Crimea, the main task is to popularize the ancient archeology of the pre-antique period and the Kerch Peninsula, which includes many valuable artifacts of those eras.

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