Okorokov A.
Kulagin A.
Abstract. This article describes the types of ancient anchors in connection with religious rituals and performances, shows the history of the most interesting and significant findings that reveal the symbolic role of anchor mostly in the mythology of ancient civilizations, in the era of the birth of Christianity and later eras.
Key words: semiotics, anchor, anchor stone, symbols, sign, religious ritual
Okorokov Alexander Vasilievich,
Dr. in History,
Full Member of the Academy of Military Sciences, Member of the Russian Geographical Society, First Deputy Director, Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D.Likhachev (Moscow),
e-mail: info@heritage-institute.ru
Kulagin Andrey Vladimirovich,
First Deputy Director
National Reserve «Chersonese Tauride» (Sevastopol)