The topic of the article is the story of the appearance and spread of ancient ceramics in the Northern Black Sea region in the 7th century BC. Monuments where ceramics were found only in the 7th century are chosen for discussion. These are settlements (hillforts) and burials. The collection of antique tableware found in total on these monuments consists of the main dining room and container ceramics (amphorae). Analysis of the collection shows that the dating of painted ceramics is 20–30 years ahead of the dating of early amphoric containers.
