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[1] Let<ter> a' on the plan refers to the niche located in this cliff.
[2] Hatched parts of buildings on the map refer to the lower, nor ancient walls (of the Greco-Roman period), and the unhatched parts to the walls of Byzantine Chersonesos.
[3] This and the other mentioned Greek inscriptions will be published by acad<emician> V. V. Latyshev in one of the forthcoming volumes of Materialy po arkheologii Rossii (Materials for the archaeology of Russia).
[4] S<ee> 1895 Otchёt Arkheologicheskoy Komissii (Archaeological Commission Report), p. 91, fig. 232.
[5] One portrays Heracles's head and gnarled club, with inscriptions ХЕР, above and , below; two others with lion's head and inscription ХЕР between rays of star.
[6] Justinian I - 3 specimens, Maurice - 1 specimen, Michael III and Basil I - 5 specimens (one is variant, with ВМ instead of MВ), Basil I - 30 specimens, Basil I and Constantine IX - 2 specimens, Leo VI - 7 specimens (one of lead), Leo VI and Alexandre - 1 specimen, Romanus I - 22 specimens, Romanus I and Christopher (extremely rare) - 1 specimen (unfortunately, it is greatly damaged), Constantine Х - 11 specimens, Constantine X and Romanus II - 12 specimens, Romanus II - 14 specimens, Romanus II and Basil II - 1 specimen, John Tzimisches - 1 specimen, Basil II - 3 specimens, and unknown emperor - 1 specimen.
[7] See nos. 1 - 11 on the plan; in regard to nos. 12 and 13, it is not possible to say something about these ancient walls remains before the future excavations discover their purpose.
[8] Dimensions of the wells: д — 7 ½ arch<ines> d<eep> and 1 ½ arch<ine> in diam<eter>; е — 7 arch<ines> d<eep> and 1 ¾ arch<ine> in diam<eter>; ж — 5 arch<ines> d<eep> and 2 arch<ines> in diam<eter>; dimensions of cisterns: а — 4 arch<ines> l<ong>, 2 arch<ines> w<ide>, and 2 arch<ines> d<eep>; б — 3 arch<ines> l<ong>, 3 arch<ines> w<ide>, and 4 arch<ines> d<eep>; в — 6 arch<ines> l<ong>, 4 arch<ines> w<ide>, and 6 arch<ines> d<eep>.; г — 2 arch<ines> l<ong>, 2 arch<ines> w<ide>, and 5 ¼ arch<ines> d<eep>. Pear-shaped well е is 5 ¼ arch<ines> in diam<eter> below and is remarkable for excellent finish. Upon the monastery administration’s request, the well was not backfilled and was intended for storing rainwater flowing down from the church roof.
[9] S<ee> Burachkov's Sbornik (Collection), pl. XIV, cat. no. 27 - 1 specimen, cat. no. 30-35 - 2 specimens; pl. XV, cat. no. 68 - 2 specimens; cat. no. 70-71 - 6 specimens; cat. no. 72 - 1 specimen; cat. no. 77 - 1 specimen; pl. XVI, cat. no. 89 - 1 specimen; cat. no. 91- 1 specimen; cat. no. 98 - 1 specimen; cat. no. 99 - 1 specimen (this is very rare coin; Burachkov published it with a mistake; only EIPHNHCCEBACTHC remained of the interesting inscription ); cat. no. 107 - 1 specimen; cat. no. 110 - 1 specimen; cat. no. 112 - 2 specimens, and cat. no. 115 - 1 specimen).
[10] Justinian I - 4 specimens; Michael III and Basil I - 6 specimens; Basil I - 68 specimens; Basil I and Constantine IX - 6 specimens; Leo VI - 14 specimens; Leo VI and Alexander I - one lead and one bronze; Romanus I - 57 specimens; Constantine Х - 16 specimens; Constantine X and Romanus II - 20 specimens; Romanus II - 26 specimens; Nicephorus Phocas - 1 specimen; John Tzimisches - 2 specimens, and Basil II - 10 specimens.
[11] Festooned bull's skull; head of Artemis facing right, with quiver behind the back (on one specimen, there are letters above the skull) - 2; head of Hermes wearing petasos - 6; two fishes - 3; dolphin - 6.
[12] This statue probably depicts the waking of Ariadne with Dionysus standing above her and Satyr sitting on stump of a tree.
[13] Such whetstone with complete set for carrying is found for the first time.
[14] Some marble columns have holes with remains of rivets that fixed metal crosses.
[15] The excavations of the necropolis at the Karantinnaya bay in the year under report have revealed the purpose of such decorations. N. F. Romanchenko discovered fragment of the same decoration at the assumed place of the ancient Kerkinitis.
[16] Besides that, we collected 2964 pieces of multicolored smalt at the seashore; it was removed with the ground from Uvarov basilica in 1853.
[17] Hatched area on the map refers to the most ancient.
[18] 610 tombs discovered before have been discussed in previous reports fo the Archaeological Commission (Otchёt Arkheologicheskoy Komissii).
[19] Another deformed skull was unearthed from catacomb no. 797 with a huge number of skeletons. The finds from this catacomb prove that it was burial place in Christian period. Finally, the third deformed skull was in the necropolis mound, with a heap of 7 bron<ze> coins of the fifth and sixth century above. Deformed skulls that were uncovered from the catacombs earlier were accompanied with big ring-shaped earrings with pendants in the form of tetradecahedrons.
[20] Similar necklace with hanging butterfly and only five medallions decorated but not stones but blue glasses was uncovered in 1891 in Olbia. S<ee> A. V. Oreshnikov's article in Trudy Imp<eratorskogo> Mosk<ovskogo> Arkheol<ogicheskogo> Obshch<estva> (Proceedings of the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society), vol. XV, fasc. 2, p. 9.
[21] One badge has its frame broken off, another was found in smallest fragments.
[22] Similar silver pin but with another position of the hand holding ball and ring was uncovered from tomb no. 201 and depicted in 1892 Otchёt Arkheol<ogicheskoy> Kom<issii> (Archaeological Commission Report), p. 112, fig. 70.
[23] The similarity between some artifacts from this tomb and the same type artifacts from Olbian tomb (necklace of medallions, butterfly, lynx's heads, thin chains, badges with Aphrodite and Erotes, rock crystal beads, plain gold finger-rings), as well as gold leaves for covering mouth and eyes discovered in the latter tomb (these are found in Chersonesos only, quite often), allow me to think that some rich woman of Chersonesos was buried in the Olbain tomb.
[24] Hatched area on the map refers to most ancient graves.
[25] Minimum length of these slabs is 1 arch<ine> and 1 versh<ok>, maximum is 1 arch<ine> and 4 versh<oks>, minimum width is 11 vershoks, maximum is one arch<ine>. These slabs (the type was discovered in the year under report for the first time) allow me to reconstruct probable child's gravestone type in Chersonesos and Kerkinitis in the ancient Greek period, as N. F. Romanchenko discovered fragments of similar pointed decorations in vicinity of Yevpatoriya in the same year; the ancient Greek origin of these gravestones is also indicated by the fact that 19 fragments of such artifacts were used as building materials for three tombs of the Roman period (nos. 715, 726, and 806).
[26] Similar tiles were used to construct the ancient tombs that usually contained black slip tureens and mysterious lead tassels.
[27] The maker possibly had to give preference to the figure of standing Jupiter described on the back side.
[28] In 1894 and 1895, tombs nos. 509 and 579 were discovered; the monuments date to the Roman period; they contained stone stele with ancient Greek inscriptions used as building materials.
[29] Here, the faces are shown not in relief but as flat circles with carved eyes, nose, and mouth. It was the first time when so rough gravestones appeared.
[30] Such tablets were fixed in grave steles of simple local sandstone.
[31] One of them is a variant: there is carved pointed relief decoration in the depth of it, as depicted at 1891 Otchёt Arkh<eologicheskoy> Kom<issii> (Archaeological Commission Report), p. 18, fig.11. This fact proves that the gravestones date to the ancient Greek period. This year, 6 such gravestones were found in total.
[32] The letters located below are already known from the lamps of the same fabric and workmanship.
[33] Similar lamp was found in 1895. S<ee> 1895 Otch<ёt> Arkheol<ogicheskoy> Kom<issii> (Archaeological Commission Report), p. 106, fig. 256.
[34] It is possible that this catacomb also contained bodies of those who died defending the city (nearby is the greatly destroyed flanking tower that adjoins the sea) or deceased during an epidemic (e. g. under the reign of Justinian I).





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