Lost for 5,000 years, a valuable ancient artifact has been discovered in Zaporizhzhia. Check out the photos!

On the shores of the shallow Dnipro in Zaporizhia, archaeologists have uncovered a fragment of ceramic pottery, likely over five thousand years old — it dates back to the Yamnaya culture.

This information was reported by "Suspilne Zaporizhia." The fragment was discovered by archaeologist and historian Alexander Shkalikov. According to him, the piece of pottery was found among stones, sand, shells, and debris.

The specialist noted that it was the upper part of a jug. It is likely that this vessel had a pointed bottom.

This artifact is probably more than five thousand years old — most likely from the Eneolithic era. Shkalikov mentioned that water was transported in this jug, and it might have also been used for cooking food over a fire.

Oleg Tuboltsev, a research associate at the National Reserve "Khortytsia," highlighted that each jug had a unique ornament specific to a certain family. The found artifact is planned to be handed over to specialists for detailed study.

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