Tag: Crimea
Who were the first modern humans to settle in Europe?
Before modern humans settled definitively in Europe, other human populations left Africa for Europe beginning approximately 60,000 years ago, albeit without settling for the...
Ancient Greek coin sells for record price at Swiss auction
A rare ancient Greek coin fetched a record-breaking six million dollars at an auction held on May 19 at the Numismatica Ars Classica auction...
Paleontologists have discovered the jaws of a rare bear in Taurida Cave
A group of paleontologists, included researchers from the Ural Federal University (UrFU), discovered the jaws of an Etruscan bear from the early Pleistocene period...
Dutch court rules Crimean treasures must go to Ukraine
Dutch appeals judges on Tuesday ruled that a priceless collection of Crimean gold "must be handed over to Ukraine," in a decision welcomed by...
Late Scythian necropolis discovered in Crimea
From September 2020, the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been conducting large-scale rescue excavations at Sevastopol, on the final...
Ancient Greek ceramic workshop discovered in Crimean Chersonesos
Remains from the Hellenistic period of the 4th and 3rd centuries BC have been discovered during the course of rescue excavations conducted by the...