title: Late Bronze Age settlement on the shores of the Kerch Strait
abstract: The article presents the results of excavations of a settlement of the Late Bronze Age, located within the boundaries of the archaeological monument «Fortification and settlement of Ilyichevka» (settlement Ilyich 1 according to Ya. M. Paromov). Here, in 2015, on an area of 11,194 m2, part of the settlement was explored, the remains of a dwelling, complexes of utility pits, and also, presumably, wells were found. In addition, one burial was found. A total of 100 objects were studied. The bulk of 