Petruk V. Scythian sacral centre Exampaios in a context of cultural heritage of Ukraine

Dissertation is devoted to complex, theoretical and expedition research of the data of "Scytian logos" (IV, 52; 81) from the Herodotus "Histories" in order to localize the Exampaios river and determine location and purpose of the Exampaios place which was the major cult centre of Great Scythia. The technology of annual construction and design features of the God of war Areas's temple and brushwood altar were analyzed in detail and reconstructed. The technology of annual construction and design features of the God of war Areas's temple and brushwood altar were analyzed in detail and reconstructed. . The closeness of Great Scythia geographic centre to geographic centre of modern Ukraine is noticed. That confirms stability of geopolitical image of the country, despite of major chronological rupture.