1,800-year-old tomb with reliefs of Herakles discovered in Crimea

An ancient Greek tomb was discovered in Crimea at the Kyz-Avul necropolis, near the city of Kerch, a representative of the archaeology fund, Oleg Markov, told Sputnik Friday.

Credit: Oleg Markov/FB

According to the historian Nikolai Fedoseev, whose expedition discovered the tomb, it belongs to the 2nd century AD and is decorated with various reliefs, including a depiction of the hero Herakles.
Although the tomb had already been pillaged, the reliefs, as well as a few ritual objects, remained untouched. The tomb was built by Greek colonists who first settled in Crimea almost 2,500 years ago.

Source: Sputnik News [August 17, 2018]

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