In the Summer of 2003 Volyn’s archeological expedition continued investigation at themultilayered settlement at Hrinnyky reservoir. The area of excavation was 460 m2. 25 features were found. Among them were 4 buildings, 12 rooms, 9 domestic pits. There were foundobjects of the early Iron Age, Pomors’ko-Klyoshova culture, Zubryts’ka and Wielbark culture, Raykovets’ka culture.
The settlement of Zubryts’ka culture was represented by 2 household pits. They were located at the north-west part of excavation XX. There were a lot of sherds of hand-made pots. Their tops were decorated with finger indentionsand oblique incisions. An interesting find was a fragment of the black-polished vessel with an image of the tree. The features of the Zubryts’ka culture can be dated by the pottery to the 1–2nd century AD
At the north-east part of the excavation were found sites of the Wielbark culture, building 79 and pit 78. Building 79 was unique for the settlement at Hrinnyky and indeed for the Wielbark culture as a whole. The buildingwas rectangular in shape, 4,2 × 6,85 m in size and oriented northeast-southwest. Along the walls were postholes, 0,6–0,8 m in diameter, 0,4–0,65 m depth. At the north-east part of the floor was ahearth, 1,2 m in diameter. The walls had a wooden framework. In the filling of the building were sherds of hand-made and wheel-made pottery and jewelry, including an iron fibula with a triangular back, two fibulasprings, a fibula spring and pin, a bone stud, a bone awl, a glass bead, two iron buckles, an iron pike, two iron knives, a few fragments of a bone comb, the remains of four clay spindle whorls, a fragment of bronze jewelry. Near the fireplace lay the ring of a silver chain, a silver denarius and a copper axe. This was probably the house of a rich person, and it is the first evidence for social differentiation in the Wielbark culture.
Setllement of the Raykovets’ka culture was represented by one building and two domesticpits orbasements. The building 83 was a square grubenhaus, or sunken-floored building. It was oriented to the north – west, and measured 3,6 × 3,2 m, and 0, 43 m deep. Along the walls were postholes 0,4–0,5 m in diameter, 0,15–0,35 depth. There were sherds of hand-made and wheel-made pottery. At the north-east corner was a clay hearth witha rectangular shape, 1,1 × 1,2 m in size, and a depth of 0, 32 m. There were two silos at the north-east corner and under the west wall. In one was found half a marl hammer and marl spindle whorl.