Settlement of the period of Greek colonization of the northern black sea coast “Beregovoye” near Novorossiysk

Abstract

Aim. To introduce data on a new monument of the period of Greek colonization of the Northern Black Sea coast, the settlement “Beregovoye”.

Methodology. The article presents the results of archaeological research in the Shirokaya Balka tract (Krasnodar Krai, Russia). Field reconnaissance works, archaeological excavations and desk work were carried out with the mass material and individual finds found during the works.

Results. The investigations recorded stone walls of a building overlain by a landslide layer. Among the finds there are fragments of amphorae of the end of 6th–5th centuries BC.

Research implications. The data presented in the article can be used for further studies of antiquities of the epoch of Greek colonization of the Black Sea region.