THE UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES RAS IN CRIMEA
The underwater archaeological expedition of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been conducting investigation in the water area of Sevastopol for almost twenty years. During this time, important scientific results were obtained: the places of shipwrecks of the ancient and medieval periods were found, the abrasion of the coastal line of the ancient Chersonese and its chora was studied, and the ancient coast line was reconstructed. Today, the work of the expedition is carried out in several directions, the most promising of which is the survey of the water area of Sevastopol with the use of side-scan sonar and remote-controlled unmanned underwater vehicles.