Kalnų gatvė 18A

LTArcheologiškai žvalgytas žemės sklypas yra Alytaus senojo miesto teritorijos PV pakraštyje, terasuoto Nemuno slėnio apatinėje dalyje. Sklypas užima 16,76 arų teritoriją, kuri ženkliai nuolaidėja PV kryptimi (Habs 70,00–63,00 m), kur užsibaigia bemaž horizontalia salpinės terasos aikštele. 2012 m. žvalgomųjų archeologinių tyrimų metu siekiant išsiaiškinti senojo Alytaus miesto kultūrinio sluoksnio išplitimą bei išlikimą, visoje sklypo teritorijoje buvo ištirtas 20,2 m2 dydžio plotas, kurį sudaro 1 perkasa (10 m2), 7 šurfai (šeši jų po 1 m2 , vienas-4 m2 dydžio) bei 5 gręžiniai (bendrai 0,2 m2). Tiriamas gruntas kastas mentelėmis. Sprendžiant iš surastų keraminių indų šukių, miestelio gyventojų buityje buvo naudojamos puodynės, dubenys, ąsočiai, lėkštės bei puodeliai. Kaip ir įprasta tirtame plote procentiškai vyravo indų sienelių fragmentai (79,8 % visų šukių kiekio), indų pakraštėlių fragmentų surasta 10,9 %, dugnelių-7,8 %, o ąsų ir rankenėlių-1,5 %. Žiesta ir apžiesta buitinė keramika datuojama XVII a. pabaiga-XX a. viduriu. Tyrimų metu surastas vienas smulkus rudo molio pypkės (?) fragmentas, išorėje dengtas žalia glazūra, o šurfe 3 rastas neglazūruoto plokštinio koklio fragmentas. Abu radiniai datuojami XVIII a. Tyrimų metu šurfuose 2, 3 ir 4 aptikta keletas labai smulkių stiklo fragmentų, priskirtinų smulkiems indeliams bei langų stiklui ir datuotinų XVIII a. pabaiga-XX a. viduriu. Taip pat šiuose šurfuose rasta keletas nedidelių korodavusios geležies gabaliukų, kurių pirminės formos nustatyti neįmanoma. Tyrimų metu šurfuose 2, 3 ir 4 aptikta smulkių gyvūnų kaulų fragmentų. Dauguma jų rasti perklostytuose horizontuose ir datuotini XX a. pabaiga-XXI a. pradžia. [...] [p. 357, 360].

ENThe evaluated plot is in the bottom part of the terraced Nemunas valley on the SW edge of the territory of Alytus old town. In 2012, 20.2 m2 was evaluated in the plot. The remains of a building were unearthed in the plot’s NE edge. Its foundation was created from large boulders, the floor was paved with bricks from various periods, and in the corner was a pit filled with various soils with archaeological finds and construction waste. A hard-packed earth floor, up to 10 cm thick, from a sunken room was discovered at its bottom. The building was ultimately destroyed during the Second World War. The unearthed foundation can preliminarily be dated to the 19th century. The cultural layer horizons unearthed inside the building contained an abundance of finds (mostly sherds of thrown and partly thrown clay pottery) dating to the late 17th mid 20th century. A cultural layer, up to 75–90 cm thick, the upper part of which had been destroyed by ploughing or erosion, was discovered in the test pits excavated in the lower zone. An abundance of archaeological finds: potsherds, small splinters of animal bones, flint flakes, isolated flint blades, and isolated shards from glass vessels were discovered in the test pits excavated in this zone and on the ground’s surface (in the gardens). Over 400 potsherds were discovered during the excavation. About 3/5 of them were partly thrown pottery with finely crushed granite temper. Wall thickness ranged between 1.2–0.7 cm. Hand thrown pottery fragments comprised about 1/5 of all of the sherds. Wall thickness ranged between 1.1–0.4 cm. This pottery dates to the late 17th mid 20th century.A large percentage of it has greenish brown and brown glazes. The partly thrown and hand thrown vessels were decorated with horizontal lines bands, wavy lines, and parallel and intersecting diagonal lines forming lozenge designs. Judging from the discovered potsherds, jars, bowls, pitchers, plates, and cups were used in the town inhabitants’ domestic life. The hand thrown and partly thrown household pottery dates to the late 17th mid 20th century. One small pipe fragment covered on the outside with green glaze and in test pit 3 a fragment of an unglazed panel stove tile (Blattkachel) were also found. Both finds date to the 18th century. About 30 small flint finds were discovered during the excavation. About 22% of the flint finds had been in a fire. The flint finds had been manufactured from good quality grey flint. A high degree of fragmenting was noted in respect to the flint finds. A large percentage of the flint inventory consisted of various-sized flakes and splinters (about 72.7%, 24 specimens), while the blades and blade pieces comprised only about 15.15% (5 specimens). Three small knapped pieces of flint and one fire striker we re discovered. The majority of the flint finds should preliminarily be dated to the mesolithic-neolithic or the early bronze age, while the aforementioned fire striker could have been used by the inhabitants of the old town.