Ancient Relics: Pauškių piliakalnis' Hillfort

Ancient Relics: Pauškių piliakalnis' Hillfort

Discover the mystery of Pauškių piliakalnis, an ancient hillfort located near Pauškės village, dating back to the 2nd millennium BC.

Pauškių piliakalnis, situated within the Rietavo district near Pauškės village, is a slotted type hillfort in Pilalė. The hillfort was constructed during the Paleolithic period and is characterized by a quadrilateral shape, with walls that are thicker at the back than at the front. Each natural depression on the front of the hillfort is about 10-11 meters wide, and the front is approximately 1-3 meters high. The excavation of the hillfort, carried out by the Lithuanian Institute of History in 1964, discovered evidence of continuously inhabited sites dating to the 2nd millennium BC.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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