Akvieriškės piliakalnis su gyvenviete is a hillfort and ancient settlement located in the Švenčionys district municipality, 0.4 km south of the road bridge from Naujas Strūnaitis to Toleika and 0.1 km north of Akvieriškės village. The hillfort is situated in a stream valley with slopes about 7 meters high and an oval, elongated courtyard measuring approximately 54 x 27 meters with a dark cultural layer. The northern, western, and southwestern slopes of the hillfort contain an ancient settlement.
Archaeological research was conducted by Fiodoras Pokrovskis in 1894, and the Lithuanian History Institute performed archaeological investigations in 1958. Excavations revealed an iron tool, a stone table, a clay circular weight, iron slag, and ceramics with smoothed and grooved surfaces. The hillfort was used during the 1st millennium BC and the 1st to 4th centuries AD.
The remains are preserved by the Moscow History Museum and the Lithuanian National Museum.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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