The Mound and Pil Kapynas - secrets in the woods of Alytus

In the woods of Alytus, there's a mysterious mound, known as Strumpakalnis, located about 1.3 km from the road Pupasodis-Balkasodis, in Quartal 46, about 0.1 km from the quarter boundary dividing Quartals 45 and 46. A ditch surrounds the mound, with an entrance on the northern side. The mound is about 13 meters long, 6 meters wide at the base and 5-7 meters high. In the center, there's an oval ditch, 10x6 meters in size, with a 5-meter high and 2-meter high wall on either side.

Stones are visible on the surface. In 2001, archaeological excavations revealed a 12 square-meter plot near the western side of the mound, containing remnants of a 0.85-meter thick cultural layer, ceramic fragments, brick remains and lime plaster. To the south of the mound, about 1.4 km away, there's another mysterious structure called Pil Kapynas, known as Švedkapiai. It's about 13 meters long, 0.5 meters high and has a 13-meter high and 0.5-meter wide stone wall with stone fragments and two gaps in the wall.

Two stone blocks with inscriptions, found in 1988-1989, were part of Pil Kapynas. Two empty stone vessels were found nearby. Archaeological research on both the mound and Pil Kapynas was conducted by various organizations in the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s. Findings from the mound and Pil Kapynas are preserved in Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus and Alytaus kraštotyros muziejus, but the specific findings are not specified.

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