Nestled amongst the undulating green seas near Kertuojos lake, Kertuojos' Aged Stone Tabernacle surprises the uninitiated. Excavated from mineralized quartzite blocks in 1991, this ancient fortification appears to the unassuming eye as merely a formidable structure. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Within its walls lie the charred remains of a settlement dating back to the 1st millennium BC, and fired pottery from the same era. Tragically, the hillfort was eventually ruined, but two stone terraces still stand, mute witnesses to Lithuania's layered history. Yet, beneath Kertuojos' Aged Stone Tabernacle, whisper the stories of a past yet to unravel.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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