Tyrimai Pylimo gatvėje 7 2021-2022 m

LT2021-2022 m. atlikti detalieji tyrimai Vilniaus evangelikų reformatų sinodo pastato ir kitų objektų komplekso teritorijoje. Archeologiniai tyrimai buvo vykdomi inžinerinių tinklų (vandentiekio, buities ir lietaus nuotekų, infiltracinės talpos) tiesimo ir įrengimo vietose. Detaliųjų tyrimų metu kastos dvi perkasos (plotai 1-2) ir 9 tranšėjos. Bendras tyrimų plotas - 358 m2 [p. 429].

ENIn 2021-2022, an area of 358 m2 was investigated during the detailed excavations in the territory of the complex comprised of the Vilnius Evangelical Reformed Synod and other buildings at 7 Pylimo St., Vilnius. In Area 1 and Trench D, the foundations ofa property boundary fence dating back to the first half of the 17th century was unearthed. In the NE corner of Area 2, a fragment of the stone foundation of a former wooden structure was found. The masonry dates to the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Twenty full or partial graves were found in Area 2 and in Trenches C, G, and I, at a depth of 0.7-1.3 m in the S part and at a depth of 2.3-2.6 m in the N part ofthe investigated area. The deceased were buried in wooden coffins, sometimes with tombstones on top. The fill of the graves contained iron nails and tacks with wood remnants, along with sherds of 17th-18th-century household pottery. Several graves were disturbed during later burials or during trenching for the construction of 20th-century underground communications. Based on new data collected in 2021 and 2022, the W boundary of the cemetery can be extended as far as the E part of the Vilnius Evangelical Reformed Synod building. It appears that the W side of the cemetery was in use later, from the end of the 18th century to around 1830, when the main area became overcrowded. In Areas 1-2, a 17th-century archaeological layer was identified based on pottery fragments found within the fills of storage pits. Three soil samples were taken. The sample from Area 1 was characterised by a very rich and varied assortment of cultivated and wild edible plants. In the two samples from Area 2, 93-96 % of the total identified plant macro-residues consisted of decayed cultivars, dominated by common wheat grains.