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Multi-periodSite Name: Tira (Ukraine) Alternative Name: TyrasCountry: Ukraine
NOTE: This site is 67.807 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Belgorod Dnestrovsky
Latitude: 46.200849N Longitude: 30.351243E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Ukraine
One of the oldest centres of Greek culture, VI century BC, located in the territory of modern Ukraine (Belgorod-Dniester).
Archaeological excavations were carried out only in the last century, mainly by Soviet archaeologists. Last time here, "digging" 20-25 years ago.
The huge stone monoliths of the ancient city of rakushnyaka the local population for a long time, used in construction.
Almost on the spot Tyra, in the XV century defensive fortress was built from the same rakushnyaka, naturally, much was taken out again - with the ruins of ancient Thira.
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