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Voistom. The Iron Age Hillfort.

Monument of archeology

Monument of archeology

Belarus, Grodno region, Smorgon district, Voystom.

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15.02.2025

Description

There is an ancient settlement near the village of Voistom in the Smorgon district. The monument is located 1.5 kilometers west of the village to the right of the road.
The hillfort is 5-6 meters high. It has a diameter of 50 meters. The monument was investigated by archaeologists F. Pokrovsky, G. Shtykhov and V. Golubovich. The cultural layer is 1.3 meters. Many ceramics belonging to the Banzer culture have been found. Around the settlement there is a settlement dating back to the same period. The area of the monument is about 3 hectares.

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Historical

Historical

Location

Latitude: 54.5720047
Longitude: 26.60159486

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Алег Дзьячкоу

15.02.2025

Voistom. The Iron Age Hillfort.

There are several monuments of architecture and antiquity in the village of Voistom in the Smorgon district. On the way from the village of Voistom to the village of Katrinovo to the southwest, there is an archaeological monument of the Iron Age settlement on the right side of the road. The settlement is located 1.5 kilometers away near the road.


The settlement consists of an elevated platform of 5-6 meters, with a diameter of 50 meters. The monument was studied by Fyodor Pokrovsky (1871-1942), Georgy Shtykhov (1927-2018) and Vladimir Golubovich (1908-1962).


The cultural layer is 1.3 meters. Many ceramic products were found: ceramics of the VIIIth century BC and smooth-walled ceramics of the VIIIth-VIIIth century AD, belonging to the Banzer culture.


 The Banzer culture is an archaeological culture of tribes that lived in the Upper Dnieper, Upper Neman, Middle and Upper Dvina in the 5th - 13th centuries. The population of this culture was engaged in cattle breeding and agriculture.

 Around the settlement there is a settlement dating back to the same period. The area of the monument is about three hectares.

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