Preliminary results of excavations at the hillfort in Węgielsztyn, Węgorzewo County
in 2016
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Online publication date: 2016-08-02
Publication date: 2016-08-02
KMW 2016;292(2):383-388
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The stronghold is located about 1 km south of the centre of the village and about 0.35 km south-east of
the shore of Lake Węgielsztyńskie. During the excavations quite a large number of artefacts were recovered. The
ceramic assemblage included around 3,500 fragments. In addition, about 500 fragments of animal bone were
discovered, as well as several dozen artefacts, most of which were for daily use. The preliminary analysis of the
materials indicates that the hill was intensively used in the early Iron Age (the second half of the first millennium
BC). At that time, the settlement was at least partially fortified and seems to have been permanently inhabited.
The next phase of intensive use was in the early Middle Ages.