title: Archaeological research in the area of the village  of 3rd Samostroy in the city of Kerch
abstract: In 2018, the archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archeology of Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences explored three small sections on the territory of the railroad located along the railway bed between the village of 3rd Samostroy and the Kerch Metallurgical Plant named after P. L. Voykov in the north‑eastern part of the city of Kerch. This area is of great archaeological interest and is very densely saturated with archaeological sites. Three sites were investigated: «Necropolis «K