Pages: 111-127 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp224111127
The authors publish the materials of research in Biya-Sala sanctuary, located on the top of the hill in the upper reaches of Kacha valley. The finds are mainly represented by the fragments of hand-made and red glazed pottery, amphorae, glass vessels, as well as animal bones and teeth. The fragments of terracottas, mirror-pendant, jewelry, a bronze fibula and an arrowhead are attributed to votive offerings. The analysis of the objects showed that the sanctuary functioned in the early 2nd — 4th century AD. Most of these objects are similar to those from the barbarian sites of the South-Western and Central Crimea. At the same time, some finds are unique to the south-western part of the peninsula and were previously known only in the Central and Mountain Crimea.
Keywords: sanctuary, Biya-Sala, South-Western Crimea, Northern Black Sea area, Roman time, barbarian population
Information about authors:
Denis Masyuta (Odesa, Ukraine). Odessa Archaeological Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Lanzheronovskaya St., 4, Odesa, 65026, Ukraine
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-3722-154X
Ekaterina Lesnaya (Saratov, Russian Federation). Independent researcher.
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-9976-0832