MAIASP. 2025. No. 19 Egor Antonov (Moscow, Russia) Planning model of the Late Scythian “citadel” of Kara-Tobe This article tests the hypothesis that Late Scythian settlements in north-western Crimea were constructed according to premeditated plans. Based on the materials of the Kara-Tobe “citadel”, it was established that it was constructed using the Egyptian (Samos) foot. The central part of the settlement measured 100 × 100 such feet, and its layout was derived from this unit. The dimensions of most houses were 50 × 25 Egyptian feet, while the width of a row of rooms amounted to 12.5 feet. The use of this metrological standard was previously recorded in Scythian Neapolis, and other parallels in the Northern Black Sea region date to the Archaic and Classical periods. Key words: Crimean Scythia, Late Scythian archaeological culture, Roman-period architecture, North-Western Crimea. |