First published: 23/08/17.

Alexander Barabanov

Kernavė

Kernavė (Inscribed)

Kernavė by Alexander Barabanov

Visited this site in August 2017. A visual representation of site is a little bit strange: five hills and green valley from the hills to the river. When walking around the hills it is quite difficult to imagine how the constructions were located; however in the museum there is visual demonstration of the place during prosperity times. But still it looks like that the hills’ surface is too small to accommodate anything larger than one house circled by a wall (and I can image how it was painful to carry water, food and everything all the time up the hill).

Unfortunately, there are no visible remains of the human settlement on the site, but the overall setting and views are very beautiful. Not surprisingly, the area was inhabited for over 11,000 years and this one of the important site values. It is advisable to visit small museum as well to see some additional information and displays (as coin collector I like the coin with the knight most).

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