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This verdant hillfort, stretching in a NE-SW direction, features a spacious, oval-shaped plateau measuring 53x30 meters, rising above the surrounding lands. Archaeological excavations have unearthed ancient clay weights and both grooved and smooth ceramic artifacts, providing a glimpse into the past. On the SW slope, just two meters below the plateau, an impressive 16x30 meter terrace can be found.
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This verdant hillfort, stretching in a NE-SW direction, features a spacious, oval-shaped plateau measuring 53x30 meters, rising above the surrounding lands. Archaeological excavations have unearthed ancient clay weights and both grooved and smooth ceramic artifacts, providing a glimpse into the past. On the SW slope, just two meters below the plateau, an impressive 16x30 meter terrace can be found.
Despite the marks of human activity, including plowing and partial quarrying, the natural beauty of this hillfort remains untouched, with
bright birch trees adding symbolic significance. The name Rudamina, attached to this site, reads like a few letters from the past.
Investigations in 1983, led by E. Grigalavičienė, revealed a cultural layer over half a meter thick, containing grooved ceramics, dating the hillfort to the late first millennium BC and early first millennium AD.
To reach this site, travel from Rudamina, following the traces of former farms and a 1.5-kilometer field road to the east. The hillfort is located next to the road, on the northern side.
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