Sea Level Dynamics and Evolution of the Phanagoria Paleocoast

The article is devoted to determining the level of the reservoir adjacent to the ancient city of Phanagoria (the southern shore of the Taman Bay) in the period from the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD. It was shown that the water level at the boundary of the 5th–4th centuries BC was at around 2.7–3.0 m below the modern level, and by the 3rd–4th centuries AD it rose to –1.5 m below the modern level. In addition, it was possible to localize the coastline of the city as of the 4th century AD and refute the thesis about the flooding of the coastal area of Phanagoria as a result of marine transgression.