Several hundred archaeological finds discovered on Khortytsia after destruction of Kakhovka HPP

[Judi Lynn]

Ukrainska Pravda
Wed, August 16, 2023 at 4:12 AM CDT·2 min read


Several hundred new archaeological pieces were found on the territory of the Khortytsia National Reserve. They were discovered due to a sharp drop in the water level on the island's coastline, which occurred after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP).

This is the first time in 70 years that parts of the territory that were under the waters of Dnipro have been discovered, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine reports. Therefore, the reserve's staff inspects Khortytsia every day and conducts raids in emergency areas to preserve the monuments they find after the water level dropped.

"The coastline of Khortytsia Island is rich in historical and archaeological monuments, but some of them are in disrepair and require urgent rescue and preventive work," the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy noted.

In total, several hundred archaeological pieces made of metal, ceramics and wood, as well as more than a thousand fragments of ceramic products, were discovered during this period. The finds include ceramics dating from the Eneolithic period (6000-5000 BC) to the 19th century; flint hunting tools; metal coins; mediaeval bottles and glass bombs.

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