Parkhomenko M. Daily life of Byzantine Cehrsonesos-Cherson (4th–10th centuries)

The object of the research: daily life of the citizens of the Byzantine Cehrsonesos-Cherson (4th–10th centuries) in the context of the Byzantine daily life. The purpose of the research: a comprehensive study of the "structures of daily life" of the citizens of the Byzantine Cehrsonesos-Cherson (4th–10th centuries) in the context of the criteria for the quality of urban life in Byzantium. The methods: critical analysis of sources and historiography, historical-comparative, historical-genetic, structural-functional, typological, method of historical topography, methods of analogy, retrospective and extrapolation, paleomodeling, paleoclimatology, paleozoology, paleobotany, quantitative method, microstructuring. Scientific novelty: the dissertation is on the subject of daily life of Chersonesos-Cherson citizens in the byzantine period (4th–10th centuries) in the context of urban life quality in Byzantium; the improvement of early-middle-ages Chersonesos-Cherson in the context of byzantine standards of urban life of the 6th–10th centuries and climatic zones of North Black Sea coastal region in the Early Middle Ages has been estimated; specified: the causes of urban topography and planning change in the 4th–10th centuries, the specifics of functioning of urban infrastructure objects, in particular: the time and causes of cessation of Chersonesos antique theatre, the causes of the thermal baths reconstruction, the state of health care in Chersonesos have been found out; the complex view of the city topography in regard to residential housing has been made; it has been proven that residential houses existed in every part of the archaeological site except for the western part where viability was interrupted in the 6th century; the existence and role of barbarian ethnic groups as a part of Chersonesos ethnic structure have been reconsidered; domination of high protein products and lack of plant-based foods have been proven as well as the fact that it caused harm to a physical condition of Cherson citizens; an effort to reconstruct the outfit of the local citizens in the Early Middle Ages has been implemented. Practical value of research: the materials of the dissertation can be used for the preparation of generalization works, textbooks, general courses and special courses on the history of Byzantium and the history of world culture, the implementation of historical and architectural reconstruction of the settlement of Tauric Chersonesos and the organization of museum work in the National Reserve "Tauric Chersonesos", further archaeological research of attractions. Sphere of use: higher educational institutions, museum.