Horseman remains in the tomb 1,500 years old

Scientists unearth the crypt of a high-ranking warrior in the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, now in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Warrior with his wife and three children buried under a depth of 5m. He could be a rich man or a high-ranking man because the crypt contains many valuable objects, Newsweek reported on August 27.

The crypt holds the remains of the knight and his wife and children in the ancient city of Phanagoria.(Photo: Newsweek).

"According to the evidence we found, this man served the city army. He was a horse rider because we found the pedals and the spikes, and there was also a set of leather belts." The belts on the belt were extremely worn, showing that the fighter fought a lot. He kept drawing his sword and then again , " said Aleksei Voroshilov, an expert at the Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences. Learn Russian, explain.

Most likely this warrior and his family lost their lives due to a nomadic tribe or plague. Their burial chamber is one of the team's interesting findings here. In addition to the tomb, they also found marble slabs that could have been altars in the church, suggesting that Christianity appeared in Phanagoria in the 5th century.

The team also found a marble basin that was once used for baptism for children. This indicates that Phanagoria may be the origin of Christianity in Russia, according to Vladimir Kuznetsov, head of the Phanagoria open-air museum.

"On a dive trip, we came across a ship that sank shortly after the revolt against King Mithridates VI in Phanagoria in 62 BC. This is one of the oldest ships ever discovered , " Kuznetsov said. said.

The Greeks built Phangoria from the middle of the 6th century BC. Phangoria develops the most influential city in the Black Sea and is one of the largest Greek cities. However, this place was abandoned in the 9th to 10th centuries for unknown reasons.