Žiupronių gatvė 7, 9

LT2022 m. birželį-lapkritį KPIP atlikto detaliuosius tyrimus ir žvalgymus Vilniaus senamiesčio (UK 16073) teritorijos, Žiupronių g. 7 ir 9, sklypuose, kur ketinama statyti daugiabučius gyvenamuosius namus. Tirta vieta - buvusio Subačiaus priemiesčio dalis, sklypai patenka į Vilniaus senamiesčio istorinio 65 kvartalo teritoriją [p. 422].

ENIn 2022, an area of 3,799.14 m2 was surveyed at the land plots of 7 and 9 Žiupronių St., of which detailed excavation comprised 2,450.75 m2 (Trenches 1-41). The remaining area was explored by surveying. The excavation (2,230 m2 area) revealed archaeological layer dating to the 15th and 16th-18th centuries. The layer dating to the 16th-18th centuries was 0.1-1 m thick and contained numerous finds typical of this period (household pottery, stove tiles, metalwork, numismatic material). The most remarkable find is the collection of 15 pots dating from the 16th to 17th centuries and their storage place, found in Trench 4. Four of the pots were well preserved, the rest were cracked, missing the upper part, or with eroded walls. At a depth of 1.3-2.3 m from the surface, a layer of dark grey soil around 5-30 cm thick was found, dating to the 15th century. The concentration of archaeological finds in this layer was low, but characteristic of the period. Finds included: sherds of domestic pottery; various small fittings; a piece of unworked lead; fragments of jewellery; knives; fire strikers; and several denars of Vytautas and Casimir Jagiellon. Below this layer, in Trench 3 (Habs = 132.45 m), the remains of an inhumation were found, disturbed by a 17Ih-century storage pit. The remains were dated to 1431-1504.The excavation uncovered 370 features (storage pits, etc.). The most interesting finds recovered from these features were a part of a game board and fragments of a decorative plate. Some finds stand out in the overall assemblage, including hafted axe heads dating to the second half of the Bronze Age and to the 12th-14th centuries BC. Other peculiar finds were: Feature 82/21, a latrine with finds dating to the 16th-17th centuries; and Feature 355/12, a ditch (defensive structure) dating from the second half of the 14th to the 15th century, which contained a denar of Algirdas dated to 1375-1400 and an unidentified denar. The excavation also uncovered 11 fragments of masonry structures: two cellars of 17th-century residential buildings; three 17th-century industrial ovens; three heating or industrial ovens dating to the first half of the 19th century; and the remnants of a residential building and a fence dating to the first half of the 20th century. The research yielded a large amount of material (10,770 finds, in addition to ecofacts), which significantly contributed to the knowledge of the evolution of the settlement of the area, the prevailing material environment, economic activities and diet.