In the spring of 1827, not far from Simferopol, in the village of Kermenchik, locals accidentally found a limestone slab with a convex relief image of a young man accidentally found a limestone slab with a convex, relief image of a young man on a horse, wearing a soft felt hat. horse, wearing a soft felt hat. On the fragments of the slab they found some Greek inscription.
Large-scale archaeological research of the settlement was carried out in the 1940-50s. 1940s-50s. On the hill south-east of Simferopol, where more than a century ago were found Scythian reliefs Scythian reliefs were found, archaeologists came across the remains of a wall made of huge blocks of stone. huge blocks of stone, the gaps between which are filled with rubble. It was a powerful defensive wall more than eight metres thick.
The Great Scythian city, girdled by a powerful defence wall, stood on the junction of ancient trade routes. at the junction of ancient trade routes connecting steppe and foothill Crimea with the Black Sea coast. the Black Sea coast. At the city walls of Scythian Naples, archaeologists for the first time discovered an above-ground Scythian tomb. Clearing the mausoleum, they found 72 burials and the remains of four horses. The richness of the burial was reminiscent of the tombs of the great burial mounds. Scientists assumed that it was the tomb of King Skilur himself. The mausoleum is the only monument of this kind in the Scythian settlements.
Outside the city, archaeologists have also discovered burial crypts. Excavated remains of residential and public buildings, including those with frescoes. Portrait portrait reliefs, fragments of statues, pedestals with Greek inscriptions - dedications to the gods.
Almost all excavated areas of the settlement for preservation were then again because of the lack of funds for the necessary care of the ruins. Today Scythian Naples - historical and archaeological complex, an archaeological monument of world importance - is in disrepair. archaeological monument of world significance - is in a neglected state.
