Scientists have found at an ancient temple in Russia, another more ancient – IA Amur.info

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest ancient temple on the territory of Russia. The discovery was made on the excavation of ancient Phanagoria in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory. It is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the fund Oleg Deripaska “the Free case” supporting excavations

«In 2013, in the central part Phanagoria in Excavation” Upper Town “(in ancient times there was the acropolis. – social and political center of the city) was discovered and explored the temple of V century BC. Until recently, experts believed that this is the oldest of the ancient temple found in the territory of Russia. However, this week just under the foundations of the previously explored the temple, were found the remains of his even more ancient predecessor – the so-called “temple in antis”, “- told in the press service of the

Identify the exact age of the finds, scientists have not yet. taken. We can only say with certainty that the temple is the oldest, since it was located at what was discovered in 2013. Religious buildings consists of tiny pronaos (semi-open part between the entrance portico and the SPLA, a kind of lobby) – and the SPLA (the central temple premises). The total of the temple area – 14.5 square meter. The structure consists of a mud-brick without a foundation, like many of Phanagoria buildings of that time.

Phanagoria founded in the middle of the VI century BC by settlers from Greece. Locality has long been one of the two capitals of the oldest in Russia of public education – Bosporus Kingdom (beginning with the V century BC)

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