ANCIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE OF THE COASTAL GEOECOSYSTEMS OF THE DNIPRO AND BUG ESTUARIES

Abstract

The article is part of a series of publications [1, 2, etc.] dedicated to examining the cultural heritage embodied by archaeological sites within the Northwest Black Sea region. These sites constitute anthropogenic components and serve as cultural, touristic, and scientific resources within the modern coastal, partially terrestrial, partially estuarine geoecosystems. Drawing on findings from underwater and terrestrial geoarchecological studies, the article presents a preliminary reconstruction of the dynamics of the boundaries between the paleogeoecosystems of the Bug and Dnipro estuaries during ancient times. It explores the characteristics and typology of underwater sections of archaeological sites representing ancient cultural heritage, as well as significant antique archaeological sites as well as the most significant ancient archaeological sites. Today, remnants of these sites can be found in the southern border region of the terrestrial geoecosystem, situated between the right bank of the Dnipro and the left bank of the Bug estuaries. The article also reconstructs the historical development of the research area in antiquity, shedding light on the role of natural factors in this process.

Keywords

• coastal geoecosystems
• estuaries
• northwestern black sea region
• cultural heritage
• antiquity