Petriškės hillfort on the shores of Lake Drūkšiai

Situated close to the Drūkšiai lake bank, the Petriškės hillfort is an archaeological site in the Visaginas district. The site was built on a massive and high bank of the lake, separated from the swamps by alluvial soil from the south, southeast, and east. The largest part of the mound has already been washed away by the lake, leaving only the south-eastern slope, which is covered with a path - a pressed surface. The area of the settlement consists of a forest, small open fields, and a path crossing through them.

Egidijus Šatavičius discovered the mound in the summer of 2006. During the research, an intensive cultural layer up to 30 cm thick was found in the central part of the mound on the slope. This layer contained scattered burnt bones and rich ceramic finds, which are preliminarily dated to the end of the Bronze Age - early Iron Age (7th century BCE - 4th century BCE). The finds belong to the culture of the Brūkšniai. This site is constantly and intensely damaged by the eroding lake shore.

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