Early Byzantine church at the site of the ancient Gienos (Abkhazia): Latest finds
Ранневизантийская церковь на месте античного Гиеноса (Абхазия): последние находки
2020-12-20
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В статье вводятся в научный оборот некоторые новые данные, полученные в ходе возобновившихся в 2019 г. исследований на античном и раннесредневековом поселении Гиенос (Республика Абхазия, район г. Очамчира). Работы ведутся в непосредственной близости от изученных в 1981, 1983 и 1985 гг. остатков храма второй половины V в. Наиболее любопытными находками являются плинфа с арамейской надписью и фрагмент мраморной капители, относящиеся ко времени строительства храма. Ключевые слова: Абхазия, античный полис, ранневизантийская архитектура, арамейская эпиграфика, плинфа, проконесский мрамор. The article introduces the new data obtained during the excavations which recommenced in 2019 at the site of the ancient and early medieval settlement of Gienos (near the town of Ochamchira, Republic of Abkhazia). The latest excavation was held in the immediate vicinity of the remains of the church which dates back to the latter half of the 5th century and was previously studied in 1981, 1983 and 1985. The most interesting finds are the plinth brick with an inscription in Aramaic and the fragment of a marble column head. Both of these date back to the 5th century when the church was erected.
Key Findings
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A fragment of a marble capital, also associated with the church’s 5th-century construction, was found.
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A plinth brick bearing an Aramaic inscription was discovered and dated to the 5th-century church construction period.
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Excavations resumed in 2019 at the ancient and early medieval settlement of Gienos near Ochamchira, Abkhazia.
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The finds provide new archaeological and epigraphic data on early Byzantine architecture at Gienos.
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The renewed investigations occurred adjacent to remains of a church dated to the latter half of the 5th century.
Research Object
The Early Byzantine church at the site of ancient Gienos
Research Subject
The church’s 5th-century construction-related material evidence, particularly a plinth brick with an Aramaic inscription and a fragment of a marble capital
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