Archaeologists find traces of 7,000-year-old settlement in Lviv region
The outlet noted that at least 14 archaeological sites from the Neolithic period to the Middle Ages are known in Stavchany, part of the Obroshyne community. The best-known settlement belongs to the Malice culture of the late fifth millennium BCE. This season, researchers conducted the work as part of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine project "The prehistoric era of western Ukraine: cultural and historical processes."
At a site near previously discovered clay quarries, archaeologists found traces of an above-ground post-built structure. Five posts arranged in a straight line formed one of its corners. Researchers believe it may have been a residential building. Similar structures are known in modern Poland, but they are rare in Ukraine.
In the southern part of the settlement, researchers studied household pits containing pottery fragments. The cultural layer has barely survived there, so the finds consist mostly of vessel fragments and flint and stone tools.
Despite large clay reserves, the inhabitants used pottery very sparingly. Archaeologists found repaired containers.
According to preliminary conclusions, the southern part of the settlement near the river may have had an economic and production function, while the central part was mainly residential.
Among the most interesting finds was a fragment of a flint blade made of "chocolate flint." Its deposits are located in the upper Vistula basin in modern Poland. This points to ties between the inhabitants of Stavchany and distant communities.
Another important find was a nodule of Volyn flint. Its nearest natural deposits are located about 50–70 kilometers to the east, in the Hnyla Lypa area, where the Trypillian culture was spreading at the time. The flint may have been brought to the settlement either as finished items or as pieces for further processing.
Thus, the finds point to Stavchany's contacts both with the western territories of the Vistula basin and eastern neighbors connected to the Trypillian world.
In addition to materials from the Malice culture, archaeologists found traces of the Mierzanowice culture of the Bronze Age, dating to 2300–1600 BCE, including a flint sickle, a stone axe blade, and characteristic pottery.
Archaeologists also found an Early Iron Age burial ground in Stavchany, containing the remains of four cremations and intact ceramic vessels.
BackgroundIt should be noted that archaeological research near Pryluky Gymnasium No. 2 in the Chernihiv region uncovered dozens of artifacts from various historical periods. They included silver coins from the 17th and 19th centuries, Cossack and military burials, the remains of a shoemaker's workshop, and stone tools dating to about 10,000–11,000 years ago.
Also in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, the digitization of an 18th-century regimental stone building is underway. It is the only structure of its kind preserved in authentic form. The project will create a high-precision 3D model, a virtual tour with a bilingual audio guide, and digital copies of Cossack artifacts.
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