ðɪ ˈɛɹiə hæd klˈɪɹli bˌɪn sˈɛɾəld mˈʌtʃ ˈɜːlɪɚ, æz ˌɑːɹkɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɹᵻmˈeɪnz fɹʌm nˌiːoʊlˈɪθɪk, bɹˈɑːnz ˈeɪdʒ, ænd sˈaɪθiən sˈɛɾəlmənts hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, æz wˈɛl æz ɹˈoʊmən kˈɔɪnɪdʒ.
The area had clearly been settled much earlier, as archeological remains from Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Scythian settlements have been found in the area, as well as Roman coinage.