Ancient theater is found in Odesa

An old theater and artifacts were discovered during the renovation of the Vorontsov Palace complex in Odesa. Operation and technical manager of City Council's main construction department Odesa Olga Buts has just officially announced.

"Experts have found the aisles, along with the dome theater ruins at the bottom. In addition, the walls and stairs of the two paths related to the old theater have been found . "

Moreover, experts discovered many artifacts such as plates and other items that were used in the first half of the 19th century. Currently, city archaeologists have worked in this place and recorded artifacts have been found.

Buts explained that initially the refurbished project was not so complicated until the experts found a fence under a wet basement and then decided to dig deeper.

According to the Head of the Cultural Heritage Conservation Department of Andrey Shelyugin City Council, this 19th century theater vestige was discovered during the upgrade of Vorontsov Palace palace complex. The range of the latest archaeological evidence is found behind Vorontsov palace, which features pieces of broken stone, gravestones, ceramics.

In addition, underground excavation works in the basement of this area promises to be continued urgently, hoping to discover many interesting new things related to the ancient theater.