In the spring of 1827 near Simferopol in the village Kermenchik locals accidentally found limestone slab with a convex relief image of a young man on horseback, in a soft felt hat. On the ruins of the plate found some Greek inscription.

Large-scale archaeological investigations carried out in the settlement 1940-50-ies. On a hill south-east of Simferopol, where more than a century ago have been found Scythian reliefs, archaeologists stumbled upon the remains of a wall built of enormous blocks of stone, which filled up the spaces between Booth. It was a powerful defensive wall thickness of more than eight meters.

Big Scythian city, surrounded by a strong defensive wall, stood at the crossroads of ancient trade routes connecting the steppe and foothill Crimea Black Sea coast. In the Scythian Naples city walls, archaeologists first discovered aerial Scythian tomb. Clearing mausoleum here discovered 72 burials and the remains of four horses. The richness of the burial tomb reminiscent of the great mounds. Scientists have suggested that this is the tomb of the king himself Skilur. Mausoleum - the only monument of its kind in the Scythian settlements.

Outside the city, archaeologists also discovered burial crypts. The excavated remains of residential and public buildings, including frescoes. Found portrait reliefs, fragments of statues, pedestals with Greek inscriptions - dedicated to the gods.

Almost all excavated areas for the preservation of the settlement were then covered with earth again due to lack of funds necessary for the ruins of care. Today Scythian Naples - Historical and Archaeological Complex, an archaeological site of world importance - is in a state of neglect.