The Six-Thousand-Year-Leap of the Age-Old Pipiriškės Hillfort

In a remote and secluded part of Lithuania, the six-thousand-year-old Pipiriškės hillfort lies undisturbed. This archaeological site, under the protection of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, dates back to the Iron Age, but some artifacts suggest a touch of the Stone Age as well. Discovered at the site are burnt and broken ceramics, Djakovo-type pottery sherds, and cylinder-shaped stones, together with stone statues reaching 10-11 meters high in the upper part, hinting at a religious or cultural layer. The hillfort nestles between Pasamanė and Purvio lakes, situated on a separate ridge, roughly taking the shape of an oval, measuring around 62x48 meters and rising up to 2 meters high.

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