The hidden remains of an ancient settlement

The hidden remains of an ancient settlement

Buniškių piliakalnis rises from the forest in the Lazdijai district of Lithuania, a fortress of earth and timber. It holds onto the past, but deep in the hills it waits to be explored.

Buniškių piliakalnis rises from the forest in the Lazdijai district of Lithuania, a fortress of earth and timber. From the southern side, a platform surrounds the hillfort, 1 to 1.5 meters below the ground and 2 to 2.5 meters wide. The platform is part of a 32,200 square meter archaeological site, declared a protected cultural monument in 1954. The site includes the remains of a settlement from the 1st millennium BC, where broken pottery was found. Today, the site waits to be explored, a glimpse into the lives of people long gone.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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