Pašventupis I piliakalnis is a hillfort and settlement located in the Prienai district municipality, in the northeast of the Ašminta eldership. The site is situated 50 meters west of the Ašminta - Pakuonis road, just past the Šventupė. It is characterized by a circular clearing with a diameter of 5.5 meters, bordered on the northeast by a 6-meter high and 22-meter wide embankment.
The fortification's structure includes a ditch 27 meters wide and 2 meters deep, situated behind the embankment. The slopes of the hill reach heights of 10 to 12 meters. On the eastern side of the hillfort lies a settlement on a 5-hectare plot where fragments of coarse and fine ceramics have been discovered.
In 1953, the Institute of History surveyed the hillfort. Archaeological evidence dates the site from the 1st millennium to the beginning of the 2nd millennium. The hillfort was officially declared a cultural monument by a Government of the Republic of Lithuania decree on May 19, 1998. The total area of the monument is 67,000 square meters, and the artifacts found at the site are preserved in the National Museum of Lithuania.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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