Late Byzantine Cherson according to Archaeological Data: For the Question whether This City Existed in the Late-thirteenth and Fourteenth Century
Journal: Античная древность и средние века
Year: 2024

This article examines the archaeological finds from the last quarter of the thirteenth and fourteenth century, which shed light on the history of mediaeval Chersonese (Cherson). After the catastrophe that Cherson experienced in the third quarter of the thirteenth century, the urban settlement continued existing. The arguments are the living rooms and the graves in former churches and cemeteries that survived in some areas of the ancient city. However, the size of the city and the number of towns