Two ancient roads have been revealed with the help of remote sensing data near Tanais, ancient Greek city in Southern Russia. These roads belong to the class of hollow ways which are often found in the vicinities of Greek settlements in the Northern Black Sea region. Very alike hollow ways were discovered in space photographs around the Bronze Age settlements in Upper Mesopotamia. It is assumed that the mechanisms for the formation of such roads both in the Northern Black Sea region and in Upper Mesopotamia are similar. The development of hollow ways is mainly associated with certain environmental conditions and a special economic model.

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塔奈斯附近的空心路

在俄罗斯南部古希腊城市塔奈斯附近，借助遥感数据揭示了两条古道。这些道路属于在北黑海地区的希腊定居点附近经常发现的空心道路。在上美索不达米亚青铜时代定居点周围的太空照片中发现了非常相似的空心通道。据推测，在北黑海地区和上美索不达米亚地区形成此类道路的机制是相似的。空心道的发展主要与一定的环境条件和特殊的经济模式有关。