The Bosporan Kingdom

Hind, John

doi:10.1017/chol9780521233484.019

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“…yr BP (Bolikhovskaya et al, 2018). The beginning of this phase coincides with the establishment of early Greek colonies on the eastern Crimean shores (Hind et al, 1994). One of those sites, Zenon’s Chersonesos (see Figure 1), was on the cape Ziuk (3 km northeast of the site).…”

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Palaeoenvironmental changes in eastern Crimea over the last 7600 years inferred from a multi-proxy study of a sediment archive from Lake Chokrak

Rohozin,

Ljung

2023

The Holocene

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The study presents a multi-proxy archive from hypersaline coastal Lake Chokrak in eastern Crimea, a steppe region which is particularly susceptible to moisture fluctuations. XRF, organic carbon and nitrogen, and palynological analyses are used to reconstruct the evolution of the lake and landscape development around it and to provide information about the driving forces behind those changes, such as climate and human impact. The findings show that the basin was an open marine bay between 7640 and 5500 cal. yr BP. After 5500 cal. yr BP, the low rates of sea-level rise led to gradual infilling of the basin. The prevalence of mesic herb-grass steppe around the site, as well as the expansion of broad-leaved trees in the Crimean mountains, indicate relatively warm and humid climate conditions during the Mid-Holocene. Elemental proxies and marine NPPs point to a transition to lagoonal conditions from 4270 cal. yr BP. The progressive shallowing of the basin was accompanied by the spread of more xeric Artemisia-grass steppe, which suggests a shift to arid conditions. The occurrence of cereal pollen from 3660 cal. yr BP may indicate the first signs of cultivation in the study area. The active build-up of a sand barrier from 3000 cal. yr BP led to a gradual separation of the basin from the sea. By 900 cal. yr BP, the fully-formed sand barrier resulted in a transformation of the lagoon into a hypersaline lake. The closing of the lagoon was accompanied by an expansion of halophytic communities around the site. Human-induced vegetation changes became more pronounced with the development of agrarian and pastoral activities around the site from ca. 750 cal. yr BP.

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Palaeoenvironmental changes in eastern Crimea over the last 7600 years inferred from a multi-proxy study of a sediment archive from Lake Chokrak

Rohozin,

Ljung

2023

The Holocene

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“…Secondly, in terms of historical context, the ship's operating lifetime was framed by the struggles of the Diadochi for hegemony over the Macedonian empire after the death of Alexander the Great. The period witnessed the economic prosperity of Rhodes, Delos, and Heraclea Pontica, and the continued affluence of the kingdom of Bosporus under the Spartocids (Hind, ; Chaniotis, ). The beginning of the second quarter of the 3rd century BC also marks the start of a century‐long downturn in the economy and political stability of the North Pontic region (Müller, : 67–79).…”

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The Ereğli E Shipwreck, Turkey: an early Hellenistic merchant ship in the Black Sea

Davis

Brennan²,

Opaiţ³

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International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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A shipwreck from the early 3rd century BC was discovered in the Black Sea's suboxic depths off Ereğli, Turkey, during the 2011 E/V Nautilus expedition. Remote investigation revealed the trawl‐damaged remains of a merchant ship carrying multiple amphora types associated with Aegean and Pontic production areas. Also discovered were elements of the ship's hull that show evidence of both pegged mortise‐and‐tenon and laced construction. The wreck provides crucial archaeological evidence for both maritime connectivity and ship‐construction methods during a period of political and economic transition.

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The Northern Black Sea

Tsetskhladze¹

2021

A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire

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The Bosporan Kingdom

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Palaeoenvironmental changes in eastern Crimea over the last 7600 years inferred from a multi-proxy study of a sediment archive from Lake Chokrak

Palaeoenvironmental changes in eastern Crimea over the last 7600 years inferred from a multi-proxy study of a sediment archive from Lake Chokrak

The Ereğli E Shipwreck, Turkey: an early Hellenistic merchant ship in the Black Sea

The Northern Black Sea

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