Abstract:The hillfort of Kupiškis (Aukštupėnai) has never been investigated before but was regarded by many researchers as a former location of a wooden castle, used for defence during the attacks of the Teutonic Order. Between the years 2017 and 2018, interdisciplinary investigations were conducted on the hillfort, which included excavations of a 20 m2 area, a geophysical survey, a survey and soil sampling from 150 drilled boreholes, and laboratory analysis of soil samples and archaeological material. Although the obt… Show more
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