title: Features of archaeological research of the ancient settlement of Akra in the Eastern Crimea
abstract: The article is devoted to the latest archaeological research of the ancient settlement of Akra on a sandy embankment near the village of Zavetnoye in the Eastern Crimea. Most of the terri‑ tory of the settlement is under water today. The authors analyze the reasons why the cultural layer was preserved underwater, and was not destroyed by surf waves as on other coastal archaeological sites. Special attention is paid to the topography and layout of the monument in the Hellenistic and Roman periods