The Petrešiūnai hillfort and settlement is located in the Rokiškis district near the village of Petrešiūnai. The site features an oval plateau measuring 48 by 29 metres, oriented in a southwest - northeast direction with a pointed northern end. A trench 3 metres wide and 2 metres deep was discovered on the slope, along with embankments 4 - 4.5 metres high, excluding a 15-metre high earthwork. The western slope was excavated for gravel, and the plateau is currently surrounded by grass and trees.
Archaeological excavations in 1909 - 1910 revealed cultural layers reaching up to 1.2 metres in thickness. Finds from these layers include stone floors, fishhooks, stone and wood hooks, axe parts, scrapers, mill weights, bone pins, hooks, needles, and arrows. Other items recovered include iron needles, knives, a plowshare, a hook, copper pins, a small piece of silver, and both smooth and incised pottery.
The hillfort is dated to the end of the first millennium BC - beginning of the first millennium AD. The site includes a surrounding settlement of about 1 hectare where archaeologists found incised and smooth pottery, slag, and animal bones. The area is protected as a cultural monument and covers a total area of 22,900 square metres.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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