In Adygeya looted ancient burial ground; "Tabor"

In the area of Shovgenov of Republic Adygeya there has been conducted an investigation into the illegal excavation of mound, dating back to third millennium BC., the press service of the republican prosecutor's office informed.

"It is established that in March, a group of people under the guise of archaeological research and recovery were received in Moscow open letter giving the group "Chernyshev-5 " right of excavations," - said in a statement.

"Through this instrument, they grossly violated the established rules of conduct archaeological work using heavy earth-moving equipment, in June, a group of archaeologists led by Roman Morozov made another excavation of the mound," Chernyshev-20 "(the locals call it "Tabor"), located on the group of mounds "Chernyshev-5 "at a considerable distance" - according to a press release from the prosecutor's office.

Also, there is noted that the looting of the mound was found on June 19. After the signal from local residents about the excavations being carried out on the mound, management specialists on the protection and use of cultural heritage of Adygeya went to the scene and recorded the fact of illegal excavations. "Work was done quickly for a few days, although the regulations were to take several months. The looters group left the scene. As a result of the barbaric acts mound "Tabor "almost completely destroyed," - say the republican prosecutor's office.

The fact of illegal excavations prosecuted.