title: FORTIFICATION OF THE LATE SCYTHIANS OF LOWER DNIEPER REGION
abstract: The Late Scythian hill-forts are placed on the floodplain terraces and high banks of the Dnieper and its creeks. Usually the Late Scythians chose the part of steep bank above the river surrounded by gullies for the erecting of fortress.&#x0D; According the topography and layout of fortification two types of them can be classified: the cape hill-forts and riverside ones. The same types are correct for the Late Scythians of Crimea.&#x0D; The cape type hill-forts are Chervony Mayak, Mykolayivka-Koz
journal: Archaeology and Early History of Ukraine