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Excavation

  • Severynivka hillfort
  • Mezhyriv village, Zhmerynka district, Vinnytsia oblast, Ukraine
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  • Ukraine
  • Vinnytsia
  • Zhmerynka Raion

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Credits

  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Periods

  • No period data has been added yet

Season

    • The hillfort is situated on the northern edge of the high plateau that dominated the river valley. It is surrounded by an earthen rampart near 3 m high on the southern part and up to 1 m high on the eastern part. Besides that, a deep ravine with spring run... Read More
    • During the season 2010, excavation tranches measured 150 m2 in total were dug out at the SW corner of the hillfort alongside the earthen rampart and the precipice.

      The southern excavation site is the only one on the hillfort where cultural debris was det

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    • During the season of 2011, the expedition worked on two areas of the hillfort.

      First, it is the Southern excavation site where earthwork was held since 2009. A stone pavement was uncovered alongside the rampart’s inner slope for 15 m. According to this, t

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    • Three excavation sites were explored in 2012.

      Southern excavation site. A stone pavement was uncovered alongside the rampart’s inner slope for 20 m already. There were not many finds at the ancient buried surface. Instead, two fireplaces and two pits were

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    • The researchers worked on five areas all over the hillfort during the season of 2013.

      On the Southern excavation site, more trenches were dug out alongside the rampart, but it has appeared that the cultural layer was deposited only near the household pits

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    • During the season of 2014, the expedition worked on two areas of the hillfort.

      Three household pits (№№ 27-29) were explored on the North-Western excavation site. They are distinguished by quite an interesting set of wares. For example, big handmade pots

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    • During the season of 2015, the expedition worked on two areas of the hillfort.

      First, it is the North-Western excavation site where three pits (№№ 31-33) were explored over the eroded slope. Not so many artefacts were found within those objects, mostly sm

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  • 1300 BC
  • 650 BC
  • 550 BC