Relative chronology of the Polyanka settlement in the Crimean Priazovia

Practically each Ancient Greek settlement yields a certain number of finds other than bulk finds both from the earlier and later periods directly related to specific occupation layers. The Polyanka fortified settlement in the Crimean Priazovia (3rd-1st centuries BC) is no exception. A small number of fragments of the amphorae retrieved from Polyanka serve to be the most ‘objective' artifacts in terms of their characteristics and reliable chronology and date to the first half and the end of the 5th century, the second or the last quarter of the subsequent century and, apparently, to the 4th-6th centuries AD. Their appearance is not only incidental, but is also linked to various reasons and economical, geographical or sacral aspects. It is important to take this factor into account in determining the so called relative chronology of an archaeological site which is to be entered into the records of relevant regional agencies that work to protect archaeological heritage.