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# Natural cave found beneath 9th-century housing in Chersonesos, linked by a corridor to a sanctuary
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/pod-zhiloi-zastroikoi-ix-v-v-khersonese-naidena-prirodnaia-peshchera-k-kotoroi-viol-koridor-iz-sviatilishcha-v-iv-v-do-n-e/
- Published: 2016-10-08T14:15:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:56:46.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archaeology, Architecture, Faith

A natural cave has been found beneath the ninth-century residential quarter at Chersonesos, reached by a corridor from a sanctuary of the fifth to fourth century BC. The ancient Chersonesites, like many peoples of antiquity, endowed caves with sacred meaning