title: ANCIENT FORTRESSES OF THE SEA COAST OF THE WESTERN CAUCASUS AND DAGESTAN – TO THE QUESTION OF LOCALIZATION, CORRELATION AND PRESERVATION
abstract: The article notes that over the past decade, as a result of active research in historical, military and local history archives, as well as archaeological exploration, the list of existing ancient structures on the coast of the foothills of the Black and Caspian Seas has expanded significantly. On the example of densely urbanized areas of coastal settlements, the general trends in the formation of archaeological gaps are traced, which gave information gaps in the system of historical reconstructi
journal: History Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus