Archaeological Investigations 1990-2010 in Independent

EDITED BY Gintautas Zabiela, Zenonas Baubonis, Eg Ie Marcinkeviciute

TRANSLATED BY Jeffrey Arthur Bakanauskas

LIETUVOS ARCHEOLOCIJOS DRAUGIJA Society of the Lithuanian Archaeology

VILNIUS 2012 6

Contents

Lithuanian Archaeology during BARROW CEMETERIES Two Decades of Independence The Excavation of Kurkliij Silas Barrow Cemetery STONE AGE AND EARLY Eugenijus Butenas METAL PERIOD SITES 90 Azusile Barrow Cemetery Turlojiske Archaeological Complex Vida Kliaugaite, Laurynas Kurila, Algimantas Merkevicius Zenonas Baubonis

The Karaviskes 6 Stone and Bronze Age Site 95 Baliuliai Barrow Cemetery Gytis Piliciauskas Vida Kliaugaite, Laurynas Kurila

Pasieniai 1 Settlement 102 Kursiai Barrow Cemetery Egidijus Satavicius Mykolas jMichelbertas

The Investigation of the Sudota 107 Paalksniai Barrow Cemetery Archaeological Complex and Cemetery Egidijus Satavicius Mykolas Michelbertas

The Excavation of Neravai Settlement 114 Paduobe - Saltaliune Barrow Cemetery III Egidijus Satavicius, Egle Marcinkeviciute Valdas Steponailis

IRON AGE HILLFORTS AND SETTLEMENTS w IRON AGE CEMETERIES Zakainiai Hillfort According to the Data 122 The Excavations at Baitai Cemetery from the 2004 Excavation Rasa Banyte-Rowell

Olegas Fediajevas 127 The Results of the Investigation Zarde: a Medieval Curonian of Marvele Cemetery (1991-2007) Trade and Craft Centre Mindaugas Bertasius

Jonas Genys 132 Viesvile Cemetery I The Zarde - Banduziai Archaeological Complex Ugnius Budvydas

leva Masiuliene 138 The Lower Nemunas Culture Lieporiai Archaeological Complex Cemetery in Dauglaukis Birute Salatkiene Eugenijus Jovaisa

The Excavation of the Settlement at the Foot 145 The Excavations in Bajorai Cemetery of Kalnelis Hillfort II and the Village Site during 2006-2009 Ernestas Vasiliauskas Vykintas Vaitkevicius

The 1990-2010 Investigation OLD CEMETERIES of Seimyniskeliai Hillfort

Gintautas Zabiela 152 The 1999 Excavation Sukionys Hillfort According of Nociunai Old Cemetery to the 1998 Excavation Data Mindaugas Bertasius

Gintautas Zabiela 156 The Excavation at Boksto St. 6, Vedriai Hillfort and the Settlement Rytis fonaitis, Irma Kaplunaite at its Foot According to the Data 160 The 2002 Excavation of the Vilnius Mass Grave from the 2005-2008 Excavations of Soldiers from Napoleons Grande Armee Gintautas Zabiela Albinas Kuncevicius, Justina Poskiene CONTENTS 7

Rukliai Old Cemetery CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES Dalius Ribokas 252 Trakai Parish Church Karmelava Old Cemetery According Olegas Fediajevas to the 1998-2005 Excavation Data 260 The Dubingiai Castle Site Church Kristina Rickeviciute Albinas Kuncevicius, Rimvydas Lauzikas The 2005 Excavation of the First World War 267 The Church of St George in Tauragnai German Military Cemetery in Panevezys Rimvydas Lauzikas Daina Stankeviciute 271 Kriukai Church and Churchyard 13th-14,h-century Kernave Audrone Sapaite (Kriveikiskis) Cemetery Gintautas Velius 278 The Church of St John (Johann) at Turgaus St. 37, Klaipeda Gintautas Zabiela CASTLES 283 Paparciai Dominican Monastery The 1994-1997 and 2009 Excavation Algirdas Zalnierius of the Senieji Trakai Castle Site Albinas Kuncevicius OLD TOWNS The Investigations at during 1992-1993 and 1995-1998 288 The Origins of Kedainiai Birute Lisauskaite Algirdas Juknevicius

The 1990-2010 Excavations on 295 The Excavation of Vilnius Old Town the Grounds of the Castles in Vilnius Quarter 60 at the Intersection of Asmenos, Gintautas Rackevicius Mesiniij, and Dysnos Streets The Investigation of Klaipeda Castle Daiva LuclUaniene Gintautas Zabiela 298 The Excavations in Kurpiij Street Rokantiskes Castle Mound in Klaipeda Ausra Zalepugiene, leva Masiuliene Robertas Zilinskas 304 The Excavations in Joniskis Castle Ernestas Vasiliauskas Algirdas Zalnierius 310 The Excavations at Muziejaus St. 11 in Kaunas Old Town MANOR AND VILLAGE SITES Algirdas Zalnierius

Stabatiskes Manor Site 316 Santakos St. 14, Kaunas Olegas Fediajevas Algirdas Zalnierius, Dainius Balciunas

The Excavation of the Radziwill Palace MANUFACTURING AND MINING SITES at the Dubingiai Castle Site Albinas Kuncevicius, 324 A Vilnius Pipe Kiln Rimvydas Lauzikas Agne Civilyte, Linas Kvizikevicius, The Grounds of Kurtuvenai Manor Saulius Sarcevicius Birute Salatkiene 32g The Investigation of Fossil Fields in The Investigation of the Papilys Northwestern Lithuania Fortified Manor Site Algimantas Merkevicius, Reda Nemiekiene, Roma Songailaite Julius Kanarskas 8 CONTENTS

The Kraukliai Glassworks Site UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY Roma Songailaite 392 The Luokesai Lake Settlements Flint Mining Sites and Workshops Zenonas Baubonis, Elena Pranckenaite

at Lake Titnas 395 Log Boats from East Lithuanian Lakes Egidijus Satavicius Elena Pranckenaite

The Zygimantiskes Charcoal Clamps 398 The 2001-2010 Investigation Gintautas Velius of the Bed of the Baltic Sea The Iron Smelting Site at Virbaliunai Vladas Zulkus

Unenclosed Settlement 402 The Exploration of Sventoji Wreck W-l Algirdas Zalnierius, Dainius Balciunas Vladas Zulkus, Rokas Kraniauskas

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SURVEYS ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL ANALYSES

The 2003-2005 Hillfort Surveys 406 Bioarchaeological Research in Lithuania Zenonas Baubonis, Gintautas Zabiela during Two Last Decades The Kukaveitis Sacred Site Rimantas Jankauskas

Vykintas Vaitkevicius 411 Aerial Archaeology in Lithuania The Search for Barrows in East and Romas Jarockis

South Lithuania in 2008 416 Palaeobotanical Investigations in Lithuania: Vykintas Vaitkevicius, Jevgenijus Zikulinas Old Traditions and New Approaches Old Lake Island Settlements Migle Stancikaite, Dalia Kisieliene, Gintautas Zabiela, Darius Stoncius Vaida Seiriene

Akmeniskiai Hillfort II 420 Metal Detectors Gintautas Zabiela Gintautas Zabiela

NUMISMATICS 424 Lithuanian Archaeological Literature 1990-2010 The 1630s Coin Hoard from Vilnius Rytis Jonaitis, Dalia Grimalauskaite

The First World War Hoard from Gedimino Ave. 20 in Vilnius Linas Kvizikevicius, Saulius Sarcevicius The Tilto Street Hoard inVilnius (1698/1999) Eduardas Remecas

Coin Finds from the Excavations on T. Vrublevskio Street and the King Mindaugas Monument Construction Site in Vilnius during 2002-2003 Eduardas Remecas

The Hoards from the Lower Castle in Vilnius Eduardas Remecas