title: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Black Sea: An Integrative Analysis
abstract: The Black Sea region is one of theo ldest cultural regions in the world.Manyp eoples and cultures have left their traces there: There are traces of human habitation-especiallyonthe east and southcoasts-dating back to the Paleolithic Era.The Kura-Araxes culturei nt he southernC aucasusa nd the southeastern Black Sea (4000 BC-2000 BC), the Bronze AgeMaikop culture(3700 BC-3000 BC) in the northeastern BlackSea region, and the Hattian cultureincentral Anatolia and the southernBlack Sea, displayconta