▁supported ▁by ▁serious ▁sch ol ars . ▁Similarly , ▁another ▁curious ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁written ▁mention , ▁ 2 9 0 ▁AD ▁( with ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁" Get ica " ▁by ▁Goth ▁Jord anes ) ▁is ▁not ▁accepted ▁by ▁majority . ▁ ▁Old ▁Hal ych ▁( Pr inc ely ▁Hal ych ) ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁compreh ensive ▁records ▁about ▁Hal ych ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Hyp at ian ▁Code x ▁of ▁the ▁Primary ▁Chron icle . ▁The ▁Old ▁Hal ych ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Pr inc ely ▁Hal ych ▁( , ▁K ny az hy i ▁Hal ych ) ▁in ▁some ▁Ukrain ian ▁sources ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁contemporary ▁city . ▁Today ▁Old ▁Hal ych ▁as ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Ruth enia ▁( R us ) ▁is ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁land mark ▁on ▁a ▁territory ▁of ▁I vano - Fran k iv sk ▁O blast . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁D ni ester ▁and ▁its ▁trib ut aries , ▁the ▁Old ▁Hal ych ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁several ▁early ▁settlement s ▁and ▁trad ing ▁sites ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 th ▁centuries ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁one ▁urban - like ▁system . ▁The ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁settlement ▁with ▁the ▁D orm ition ▁C athedral ▁and ▁pr inc ely ▁ch amb ers ▁was ▁fort ified ▁with ▁powerful ▁vall ums ▁and ▁mo ats ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁over ▁L uk va ▁River ▁( D ni ester ' s ▁trib