On the Primorsky Boulevard in Odessa, just near the famous monument to the Duke de Richelieu, archaeologists found unique artifacts of Genoese origin dated to the fourteenth century.
The find was made during excavations conducted by students of the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University. Ushinsky together with scientists of the Institute of Archeology of the NAS of Ukraine. Archaeological materials indicate that in the Middle Ages there was an Italian settlement of Ditzitra. Later, the Ottoman fortress was located in the same place.
The works are conducted in the historic center of the city, which is now the object of the UNESCO World Heritage. According to Ivan Liptug, Director of the Department of Culture of the Odessa City Council, the newly discovered artifacts will strengthen the universal cultural value of this space.
According to him, the plans are to equip transparent glass over the remains of fortifications so that tourists and locals can see fragments of ancient walls. The contours of the structure on the surface want to mark a tile of different color. They also plan to install a bronze information plate explaining what was here.
As early as 2021, George studies were recorded on the seaside boulevard anomaly, which had no connection with modern communications. Re -survey in 2025 confirmed that there are really remains of the structure underground. Rector of PNPU them. Ushinsky Andrei Krasnozhon is convinced that these are the remains of the stone fortress of Hadzhibey, the predecessor of modern Odessa.
This find adds another significant touch to the multilayered history of the southern city, where the fate of the Genoese, the Ottomans and Ukrainians intersected in one place.
