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Greek colonization of the Black Sea area is a hotly disputed aspect of the Black Sea archaeology, and the date of the first appearance of Greeks in this part of the ancient world is far from clear. The limited evidence gives little idea of the character of these colonies and their physical appearance. This volume deals with Berezan, the first Greek colony established in the northern Black Sea, thus also the first of a ring of Greek city-states which linked the Western world with the vast steppe territory of the Scythians. For more than 100 years archaeologists from Russia and the Ukraine have been excavating this extraordinary island site. This is a synthesis of their work. It presents the history and archaelology of the site from its establishment in the 7th century BC down to the medieval period.

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'.. .a well written and very useful synthesis. The book is beautifully produced, with 188 pictures, maps and drawings, full bibliography and index; there are only very few misprints. One has to wish for more such publications as a base for further discussion and study.'<br>Balbina Baebler, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2000.<br>

' ...a well written and very useful synthesis. The book is beautifully produced, with 188 pictures, maps and drawings, full bibliography and index; there are only very few misprints. One has to wish for more such publications as a base for further discussion and study. ' Balbina Baebler, Bryn Mawr Classical Review , 2000.

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Sergei L. Solovyov, Ph.D. (1990) in Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, is Senior Research Fellow in the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. He has excavated at Berezan and Nymphaeum, and is now studying rural settlements in the Taman Peninsula. He has published extensively on the archaeology of the northern Black Sea region.

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