Pits in the structure of rural settlements of the European Bosporus of ancient and early medieval time (using the example of the "Eastern" hillfort Belinskoye in the Eastern Crimea)
The article analyzes the pits identified in the eastern part of the Belinskoye settlement in the Eastern Crimea from 2013 to 2021. Their place in the structure of the settlement is determined, constructive features and functions are considered. Based on the analysis of finds from the soil of filling the pits, the authors identify four possible time periods when they could be backfilled. Two of them belong to the Roman and late Roman periods, one to the early Byzantine and one to the Saltovo-Majaki period. It was established that the filling of pits in most cases coincides in time with key points in the history of the settlement and, first of all, with the reconstruction of construction work. Based on these conclusions, the operation time of the pits is determined.