An amazing discovery was made by Crimean scientists - the archaeological site Dezdar-dere-3, which was considered a burial ground of the Roman time, turned out to be a settlement of the Bronze Age.
According to the head of the expedition, leading researcher, Department of the History of Ancient Culture, Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Oleg Sharov, it dates back to about the 16th-15th BC. It was built at least two centuries before the Trojan War. “This is the first settlement that has been excavated in Western Crimea in general, and therefore it is generally unique,” the scientist emphasized. “Until now, we have found them only in the east, in Feodosia and Koktebel, and suddenly such a find is near Sevastopol!”
It was founded practically by the first cattle breeders and farmers of the Bronze Age, and, as research has shown, it was temporary. People finally left this settlement around the 15th century BC due to an earthquake or other cataclysm.
During excavations, scientists discovered about 3.5 thousand items that will be transferred to the Chersonesos Museum-Reserve. It is noteworthy that scientists made their amazing discovery thanks to earthworks during the construction of the Sevastopol stage of the Tavrida route.
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