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Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv

Nizhyn Greek merchant town refuse

Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: pickling crocks.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Home of a Greek merchant colony and the famous pickled cucumber trade, with market-era refuse along the Oster river lowland.

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