The archaeological site, Antkalnės piliakalnis, is situated in Jurbarko rajono savivaldybės territory, Antkalnės hamlet, Veliuonos seniūnija. It is located on the left bank of Gystaus upelio, positioned between two hills that slope into the stream valley. The site's plateau is trapezoid-shaped, measuring 45 meters long and 30 meters wide, with the longest edge oriented towards the northwest.
At the northwest end of the site, there is a pylon 1.2 meters high and 7 meters wide, behind which a ditch was excavated. The site features built slopes ranging from 6 to 17 meters in height. Dating back to the beginning of the 2nd millennium, the site is surrounded by a forest that has been cleared in the plateau area.
The site was surveyed in 1970 by the Valstybinė archeologijos komisija. It remains a preserved archaeological site with distinct structural features including the pylon and the surrounding excavation marks.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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