In the work the first comprehensive analysis of the material culture of the population of southeast Crimea of the second half of the X-XI century report. On the basis of archaeological materials and written sources, it was assumed that the emergence of a new archaeological culture, which has no underlying basis in the previous saltovo-majari culture, dates from the middle of X century. It is not excluded that this contributed to the hike of the Khazar commander of Pesah as described in the so-called Cambridge Аnonymous. Independent analysis of Byzantine, Oriental and Armenian sources confirm the information contained in this document and makes it so valuable and a key source for our topic. This new urban culture studied well enough. Development trends in Sugdeja and the Bosporus are almost identical. And in one in another city new settlers use residential and farm buildings of the previous time. They repaired and partly rebuilt, in some cases, using the elements of masonry "in a fir-tree." At the same time some buildings and rooms in their homes remain in ruins. In Sugdeja territory settlement expands. Made major repairs of fortifications. Near the walls appear strong ash tray. Get a new development of elements of the Christian funeral rite. Material culture from the previous time demonstrated a very different character of vizantinization. Improvements in technology, organization development trade and commerce, contribute their rapid penetration into a wide area and, above all, in the port city. Culture acquires a single image, which is typical of most of the Black Sea provinces of the Byzantine Empire. Uniform is a set of imported Byzantine amphoras, glazed ceramics parade of dishes, some similarities, if you have ability to make some features, exhibits cookware. In this peculiar table ceramics, allowing to put the question on ethnic group of carriers of culture. Set decorations and costume items typical of Eastern European fashion reporting period and, of course, is international. Most likely a new material culture was introduced into this part of the Crimean peninsula in the form of already formed. When it was introduced - a complicated question, but there is some reason to believe that they were displaced from the Taman Peninsula. Complex political relationships between Khazaria, Byzantium and Russia during the second half of the X-XI centuries allows the population to the south-eastern Crimea, maneuvering between this three major countries of South-eastern Europe, to preserve the appearance of political independence. This independence was finally abolished only after 1016. However, and in the future this territory of the peninsula is constantly felt as Byzantine and Old Russian, Tmutarakan effect, which was completed at the beginning of the XII century elimination of the latter due to the intensification Polovtsians. Thus, the analyzed archaeological culture refers to the range of synchronous cultures of Black Sea provinces of the Byzantine and left the population of the Black Sea region, which was constantly in orbit, supporting basis and cultural influence of the Byzantine Empire. Ethnic peculiarities of the culture is very difficult to trace only the example of certain categories of ceramic complex. Specifics attached to it, first of all, the geographical position of the region in Hazar-Russian-Byzantine border. In all other respects it is a typical country-Byzantine culture of not a Greek population. No significant changes it existed prior to the XIII century. Key words: south-eastern Crimea, the provincially-Byzantine material culture, the categories of archaeological finds, Khazaria, Tmutarakan, Byzantium.
