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Set on the mysterious and volatile Black Sea, Bones of Crimea reflects on duality in both time and culture as two stories intersect through a single event in the.
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Many unique finds were discovered by scientists during the preparatory work for the construction of the Crimean bridge, RIA Novosti reports.

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The area of archaeological excavations exceeded fifty-six hectares, about a million artifacts were found on this territory. About hundreds of thousands of them have historical and scientific value.

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After the study, the finds will be handed to museums located on both banks of the Kerch Strait. The large-scale project helped preserve the cultural heritage. Interesting discoveries were made at the surroundings of the bridge. In the spring of , archaeologists discovered the head of an ancient Greek deity.


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This is a unique artifact for the Northern Black Sea coast. Presumably, the sculpture dates from the 5th century BC. The skeleton of an ancient whale was also found there. The bones stayed in the geological layers for ten million years.

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An ancient manor was also discovered in the vicinity of Kerch. Historians believe that it could belong to a representative of the dynasty of the Bosporus kings. The body of the king lay by the east wall on a sumptuous wooden couch. His social position was highlighted by a diadem encircling his head, surmounted by a pointed felt headgear with gold pendants.

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His neck was decorated by a large gold disk weighing grams. Each wrist was adorned with one to three bracelets. A separate section of the couch contained other grave goods, including a phial , a whip, a knife, and a quiver - all inlaid with gold or precious stones. To the left of the couch stood a sarcophagus made of cypress wood and ivory.

A woman, probably the king's wife or concubine, lay there. Apart from the brocaded dress, her body was decorated with an electrum diadem with large gold pendants, a pair of open-work earrings, a gold disk, a gold necklace, and two gold bracelets. At her side was placed a bronze hand-held mirror with the gilded handle. An electrum cup, placed between her feet, depicts scenes from Scythian mythology illustrated, to the right.


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The remains of a slave probably a charioteer were discovered by the south wall. A special niche in the wall contained horse bones, a helmet, a bronze sheath, and two spearheads. Several silver bowls and bronze cauldrons containing lamb bones were placed along the walls of the tomb.

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Inside the amphorae were residual traces of dried wine. A number of bronze arrow-heads were scattered around the floor. The archaeologists in charge of the dig did not suspect there was a secret room underneath the tomb. Though it was discovered and plundered by treasure hunters, some of the missing valuables were subsequently retrieved by the Russian government.