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Ancient city of Chersonesos
 - North area
 - South area
 - West area
 - North-East area
 - South-East area
 - Central area
 - Citadel
 - Harbour area
 - Undetermined area
Necropoleis
 - Northern
 - Western
 - Near Karantinnaya bay
 - Undetermined necropolis
Chora
 - Heraclean peninsula
Environs
 - City Environs
 - Remote Environs
Museum
 - Exhibitions
 - Staff
 - Everyday life
Unidentified
Ancient city of Chersonesos
 - North area
 - South area
 - West area
 - North-East area
 - South-East area
 - Central area
 - Citadel
 - Harbour area
 - Undetermined area
Necropoleis
 - Northern
 - Western
 - Near Karantinnaya bay
 - Undetermined necropolis
Chora
 - Heraclean peninsula
Environs
 - City Environs
 - Remote Environs
Museum
 - Exhibitions
 - Staff
 - Everyday life
Unidentified

Ancient city of Chersonesos → North-East area


North-East Area is a large flatland inclining to the north-west and south-west from the Main Street that crosses the whole ancient city. Transverse street 6 limits the area from the west. North and east limit of the area is a precipitous coast (the break of Sarmatian limestone is 7 to 9 m high). The south end of the area is a tract of seaside fortress wall (tower XXII, curtain wall 26) and a natural rocky terrace.

In the area, there is the so-called Kruze Basilica, excavations of which started as early as 1827. Immediately before the Crimean War, count A.S. Uvarov unearthed the remains of a large basilica with outstanding mosaic floors.

The excavations of the Odessa Society for History and Antiquities in 1870s and 1880s discovered more churches (Eastern Basilica, Six-Pillared Church, Underground Church in the Main Street). Later on, archaeologists made several supplementary excavations of the monuments discovered before, and at the same time continued to unearth new sites: residential quarters, churches and port fortification constructions, both in the Pre-Revolution Period (K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich and R.Kh. Leper) and in Soviet Period (I.A. Antonova, O.I. Dombrovskiy, S.G. Ryzhov, M.I. Zolotaryov, and others). At present, the team headed by S.V. Ushakov performs excavations near the Kruze Basilica.

Section of excavation trench, on the precipice of the seacoast, not far from Uvarov's BasilicaII longitudinal street near the baptistery, baptistery and Uvarov's BasilicaGeneral view of Uvarov's Basilica atrium
General view of Uvarov's Basilica atriumUvarov's Basilica atriumGeneral view of the north aisle and nave
Uvarov's Basilica atrium before the excavations startedUvarov's Basilica atrium after the excavationsUvarov's Basilica atrium before the excavations started
Section of Uvarov's Basilica atriumA pit in 1908 excavations in the north-eastern area of the ancient city, near two streets crossingAbove-ground constructions above basements, 1908 excavations
Upper part with above-ground constractions above basements, 1908 excavationsThe so-called public building in the main streetThe so-called public building in the main street
Atrium (with fountain) and water-well in the square near Uvarov's BasilicaNorth-east end of the Main StreetNorth-east area of the ancient city
North-east area of the ancient cityII transverse street between residential quarters I and IIIII transverse street between residential quarters II and III


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