Žvalgomieji tyrimai Vilniaus senamiestyje

LT2010 m. Vilniaus senamiesčio su priemiesčiais teritorijoje (UK 25504), sklypuose Labdarių g. 6, Paupio g. 27, 29, Rūdninkų g. 13, Rūdninkų g. 16, Subačiaus g. 8, Užupio g. 2, 4, 6, 8, Vokiečių g. 18 vykdyti archeologiniai žvalgomieji tyrimai. [...] [p. 423].

ENIn 2010, an evaluation was conducted in the territory of the old city of Vilnius and its suburbs. A 4 m2 test pit was excavated at Labdarių st. 6 and a 1.6–2.3 m thick 16th–20th century cultural layer was recorded in it. The lower horizon layers with their isolated sherds of household pottery, brickbats, lime, and burnt brickbats attest that production activities could have occurred at this site during the 16th–17th centuries. In the three test pits (a total of 11.72 m2) excavated at Paupio st. 27, 29, a 1.9–2.2 m thick cultural layer with four horizons was recorded. A layer formed in the second half of the 19th–20th centuries during the locality’s development was found at a depth of up to 0.7–1.3 m. Prior to its development, a levelling horizon was formed in the first half of the 19th century in order to level the relief and dry out a damp locality. Isolated late 18th–19th century finds were encountered in it. The horizon above the sterile soil consisted of a 10–20 cm layer of damp, greyish sandy loam. This layer contained very fine construction waste, small pieces of lime mortar, animal bones, and several 17th–18th century potsherds. Judging from the structure, the layer was alluvial with signs of construction activity. This layer also contained the remains of stone and wood structures. A 1x1.50 m fragment of a stone structure was unearthed in test pit 3 (in the S part of the area), which attests that the stones had been laid deliberately in order to reduce the locality’s dampness and swampiness. Fragments of two long boards were also found at a depth of 2 m in test pit 1 (in the N part of the area). There is insufficient data to state what the nature of the structure was, but it could have been the remains of a fence, well, footpath, or other structure.Two test pits (a total of 5 m2) were excavated at Rūdninkų st. 13. A 15th–20th century cultural layer up to 2.9 m thick and consisting of four horizons was recorded in them. The remains of paving that had survived fragmentally and came from two different periods (second half of the 18th and the early 17th centuries), the remains of a 17th century wooden structure with no clear purpose, and the foundation of a 19th century building were discovered. Two test pits (a total of 8 m2) were excavated at Rūdninkų st. 16. A 16th–20th century cultural layer that was up to 3.3 m thick and had five horizons was recorded. A 10–20 cm thick clay horizon, which could have existed up until the late 19th century was unearthed at a depth of 2 m. A 16th–17th century horizon that contained finds from that period survived under it. A 3.78 m2 test pit was excavated at Subačiaus st. 8. The cultural layer in it was 1.5–2.05 m thick and in a large part of the test pit had been destroyed down to sterile soil through digging in the 20th century. 16th–19th century finds were collected in it, attesting that an earlier archaeological horizon had been destroyed during the formation of these layers. Five test pits (a total of 20.8 m2) were excavated at Užupio st. 2, 4, 6, and 8. A 1–1.15 m thick, 18th–20th century cultural layer with three horizons was recorded in test pit 1 at Užupio st. 2, 4. The layer of grey soil at a depth of 80 сm comprised the area’s original surface, which could have existed in the 18th century. A 1.2–2 m thick, 18th–20th century cultural layer with six horizons was recorded in test pit 2.Stone courtyard paving from the first half of the 20th century was unearthed in it. The horizon that was unearthed at a depth of 70 cm and contained construction waste, stones, and predominantly 18th-19th century finds should be connected with the beginning of this locality’s development (early 19th century). On the basis of the test pit’s stratigraphy it is seen that a wooden well used in the 18th century was filled in at this time. The remains of this well were unearthed in the E part of the test pit. A 1.9–2.15 m thick, 16th–20th century cultural layer with five horizons was recorded in test pit 3 at Užupio st. 6. A 2.3–2.4 m thick, 16th–20th century cultural layer with five horizons was recorded in test pit 4 at Užupio st. 8. It contained the remains of an early 19th century, 120x60 cm masonry structure and a layer from the same period. 18th and 17th century horizons with isolated construction waste, animal bones, and archaeological finds were recorded. A 2.3–2.4 m thick, 16th–20th century cultural layer with five horizons was recorded in test pit 5. The layer had formed earlier than the destruction of the burials that existed in this area. A 16th century burial horizon was unearthed at a depth of 2 m and three grave pits were distinguished. One of them contained the remains of a burial. The data collected during the evaluation are insufficient for determining to which religion the deceased belonged. But judging from the historical data the burials could have belonged to an Orthodox cemetery, which was located near the Orthodox church of SS Peter and Paul that existed in the 16th–17th centuries. Two test pits (a total of 9.4 m2) were excavated at Vokiečių st. 18. A 2.35–2.55 m thick 17th–20th century cultural layer with two horizons was recorded in test pit 1. [...].