Planning and the main stages of building the settlement Belinskoye in the 2nd - first half of the 5th cc. BC
The main stages of building up the settlement Belinskoye in the eastern Crimea during the whole period of its existence are analyzed in the article. The authors observe peculiar features of the defensive line of the settlement, characterize remains of residential buildings and household structures, and relate to the matters of improvement. The authors suggest that the settlement, which appeared as a military settlement-fortress, gradually developed towards an urban settlement. This process was interrupted in the middle of the 3 <sup>rd</sup> century AD, when the invasion of the barbarians began, and then completely stopped.