Imports of Building Stone to the Northern Black Sea Region in the Middle of the First Millennium BC According to Micropaleontological Analysis Data

This paper presents the results of micropaleontological studies of stones that were found during the study of the pier of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria. Foraminifers of the Late Turonian, Coniacian, Campanian, and Maastrichtian, which are characteristic of Central Tethys zones, have been recorded in the samples. This makes it possible to exclude the Crimean–Caucasian region from the possible regions of origin of the material. The absence of signs of deformation and metamorphism in the studied rocks may indicate their origin outside the Aegean Sea area. The closest areas to the studied rocks with respect to genesis and geochronology are Upper Cretaceous carbonate strata on the southern coast of the Black Sea near the ancient cities of Heraclea and Sinope.