Archaeologists have discovered ceramics on the banks of the Dnieper, whose age is estimated at three thousand years. As the director of the Cherkasy Archaeological Museum of the Middle Dnieper Region Mikhail Sivolap told Suspіlny, in the past there was a settlement of the ancient Slavs.

Due to the decrease in water levels in winter, ancient remains are on the surface. For specialists, this is the time when you can learn more about what the " Therefore, in winter, specialists are looking for on the banks of the Kremenchug reservoir what water hides in spring, summer and autumn..

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" Or a little higher or a little lower,” said Sivolap.

In the sand, experts can find something that ordinary citizens may not pay attention to.. For example, the " “On one of the finds, signs of the Belogrudov culture predominate - this is the Late Bronze Age, which most consider to be the first Proto-Slavic culture,” the scientist said..

The first find was a fragment of a late Bronze Age pot dating from the 12th-13th centuries BC.. Next were flint and flint. According to Sivolap, there may be more than three thousand flooded monuments at the bottom of the Kremenchug reservoir.

“Unfortunately, it is practically impossible to explore it by excavations, because most of the year it is at a depth of one and a half to two meters..

After the water descends at least a meter, the first of the flooded monuments begin to emerge,” Sivolap said..

Archaeologists have been watching them since 1986.. On one of the islands of the Dnieper there was an ancient settlement, one vessel of which scientists have been collecting for more than 10 years.

Recall that during archaeological excavations in Belarus, a vessel was found with the image of the personal coat of arms of Prince Izyaslav. It dates from around the end of the X - the beginning of the XI century..