Shestovytske town, Shestovytsya

The structure Shestytovytskoho archaeological complex includes the settlement, two mounds division (District of residence artisans and merchants).

History of settlement

Shestovytske settlement dates back to the 10th century. It is important that this Scandinavian settlement there is no mention of European, Scandinavian and Ruthenian chronicles, as its historical name is still unknown.

The first excavations are conducted in 1925-1927 years employee Chernihiv Historical Museum , Peter Smolichev. After the Second World War excavations continued.

On the mound 9-12 age was found excavated poluzemlyanki with furnaces, which found traces of iron production, fragments of millstones, women`s jewelry, pectoral cross and arrowheads.

The burial ground has several hundred burial mounds. Some things were found there, the Scandinavian origin.

In the 1990s, Scandinavian and Ukrainian scientists recognized archaeological complex Shestovytskyy largest Viking settlement in Europe.

Every year the festival of historical fencing "Korovel" and a summer archaeological school, where the practice of 500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Eastern and Central Europe.

Where is the archaeological complex

Shestovytske settlement located near the village Shestovytsya the tract Korovel (12 kilometers southwest of Chernihiv ).