Penny Stock Journal: Ancient gold of Kuban

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Ancient gold of Kuban

The Imereti region is located in the Kolkheti lowlands between the southern Caucasus and the Adjara-Imereti ranges. Its history dates back to ancient times; 3500 years ago there was the strong Colchi Kingdom there.

Construction of the Olympic venues in the Imereti Valley resulted in over a dozen archeological expeditions.

Over 400 artifacts were handed over to the city's history museum. "The construction of the Olympic venues in Sochi over the past five years has triggered large-scale archaeological excavations previously unseen in this resort city," said Alla Guseva.

In late 2013 the museum unveiled the Ancient Gold of Kuban and the Black Sea Region exhibition as part of the Cultural Olympiad's Year of Museums. This is the first exhibition to feature artifacts unearthed during the Olympic construction.

The excavations in the Imereti Valley were rare before Olympic construction. Previously, the area was considered unattractive for archeological expeditions. However, the first excavations have demonstrated that the area has been populated since ancient times.

The Bosporan Kingdom was an ancient state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula, on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus (now known as the Strait of Kerch).

The Bosporan Kingdom was the longest surviving Roman client kingdom. The prosperity of the Bosporan Kingdom was based on the export of wheat, fish and slaves. The profit of the trade supported a class whose conspicuous wealth is still visible from the newly discovered archaeological finds.