Paveisininkai mound was built after using the southwestern edge of the hill on the southern shore of Lake Veisiej. Above, there is an oval, elongated in the east-west direction, a 30x24 m site (former castle courtyard), surrounded by a 1-3 m high, 8-16 m wide defensive embankment. In its northern part, there is a depression 1-1.5 m deep - the place of the old entrance. In the east, the outer 4-5 m high slope of the embankment descends to a 7 m wide terrace, behind which a 9 m wide, 1.2 m deep ditch is excavated. On the western side, 5 m below the embankment, there is a 4 m wide terrace, and 4 m below it, a second 10 m long, 15 m wide terrace. There was a 1.5 ha settlement at the eastern-northeastern foot of the mound.
in 1954 the mound was explored by the archaeological expedition of the Lithuanian Institute of Archaeology, led by dr. P. Kulikauskas. Traces of a settlement were found at the northeastern and eastern foothills of the mound. in 1962 The mound was explored by Lithuanian History Institute archaeologist dr. V. Daugudis. He found fragments of molded pots, a rough, striated, smooth surface, clay plaster at the foot. In the same year, extensive archaeological research of the mound and the settlement was conducted, led by dr. Mr. Kulikauskas.
An area of 240 m 2 was investigated in the northeastern part of the mound site. At the highest point of the defensive embankment, a transverse cut was made across the entire northern slope to the foot of the mound, the second cut was made in the southeastern part. It was found that the embankment was filled in two times. The first embankment was 1.6 m high, and the top was paved with stones. It existed for a long time, because it is separated from the next stage of construction by a fairly distinct layer of darker earth. Two remaining defensive ditches were found on the outer slope of the embankment. The elevated embankment is externally reinforced with clay and stones. A wooden defensive wall of pillar construction was installed on top of it.
A 1 m thick cultural layer with rough pottery was discovered on the site of the mound. Before the construction of the mound, there was a cemetery on its site in the 1st millennium BC. During the investigations, 27 graves of the burned dead were discovered.
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