Tyragetia (Nov 2018)
The Viktorоvka-I settlement of the Late Archaic time
Abstract
Viktorоvka-I is a double-layered ancient site belonging to the chora of Olbia, which existed in the western suburbs of the polis on the right shore of the Berezansky Liman. It was divided into two parts: the southern part was occupied by a settlement and the northern part was occupied by a temple. Today we can talk about two periods of the site’s functioning: from the 2nd half of the 6th century to the 1st third of the 5th century BC and from the end of the 4th century to the 1st half of the 3rd century BC. Pit houses and outbuilding complexes on the territory of the settlement and an ash lens on the area of the sanctuary belong to the first period. The second period is represented by the remains of terrestrial multi-stone raw structure and a ritual ash lens. The study of the sanctuary is of particular interest, because it includes complexes which have no analogues among the monuments of the Northern Black Sea Region. The article is devoted to materials of the Late Archaic time. There are analyzed architectural remains, pottery, tools, and household items.
