The central construction complex of the Kara-Tobe fortified settlement in the Northwestern Crimea: new materials

The paper reports on the results of the recent field excavations and the desktop studies of the Greek-Scythian Kara-Tobe fortified settlement in the northwestern Crimea. A small fortified settlement of unique planning was built in the area of the Crimea in the second quarter of the 2nd century BC. Apparently, when the Crimea was a part of the Kingdom of Pontus ruled by Mithradates VI Eupator, a garrison of Pontus troops was stationed at the settlement. The paper reviews the planning of the complex, its dating, periodization and also touches upon the issue of the mixed ethnic composition of the fortified settlement population. The analysis of its measurements found that measures of length common in Chersonesus were used as the basis of the Central Construction Complex plan. This helped prepare a plan of the Central Construction Complex reconstruction (Fig. 3)