Underwater Archaeological Exploration in the Waters of Tendra Spit and Berezan Island in 2017
Underwater Archaeological Exploration in the Waters of Tendra Spit and Berezan Island in 2017

Author(s): V. Gerasimov, Roman Reyda, Artur Brzóska, Karolina Trusz
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Underwater archaeology; Black Sea; amphora; Bathymetry; Wreck
Summary/Abstract: In the season 2017 the joint underwater archaeological expedition carried underwater archaeological exploration in the waters of Tendra Spit and Berezan Island on the shelf of the Black Sea, Ukrainian Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. Underwater archaeological exploration focused on the waters near the northern tip of Tendra Spit, from both the Gulf of Tendra and the sea, and Berezan Island. In addition to the visual reconnaissance, divers were using sonar, profiler and side-scan sonar. As a result of the research a bathymetric map of the north and north-western tip of the spit was completed. During the visual survey, the surface finds has been identified on the shore and underwater at a relatively large area. Archaeological material included numerous fragments of amphorae, two fragments of tiles and one fragment of a bronze or copper plaque. All the discovered artefacts belong to the same period of the 1st century and they most probably belong to there mains of a shipwreck. Due to the research, it was possible to make an accurate bathymetric map of the bottom waters and sediment density, find ten potential underwater archaeological sites for further studies, and one possible wreck from the Roman period.

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