Mission of Ancient Scythian Fortress to be Discovered Soon

Archeological expedition in the Borisovka district made several discoveries which supposedly will help to find out the purpose the fortress had been built for.

The expedition was headed by Vladimir Sarapulkin, an associate professor of the BelSU Chair of the History of Russia, and Evgeny Lemekhov, his colleague from Lipetsk (Russia).

The fortress in the Borisovka district was discovered in 1948. According to some reports, it was built about 2,500 years ago. The archeologists assumed it was a Scythian fortress; its fortification structures protected the area of 5-6 hectares, and the outer border line measured up to 1000 meters. The fortress was founded in 5-6th century B.C. as Ancient Greece was in its zenith.

Today archeologists argue the fact of fortress belonging to Scythian tribes. It was possibly founded by settled tribes who practiced fishing, farming and hunting. They probably were a Baltic tribe, dependent and governed by the Scythians.

Among the expedition's findings there are fragments of pottery, animal bones, thread spinning tools, and little spoons the tribe used as tools for metal casting. The items found are mostly typical for the period, but scientists say there are peculiarities to be closely studied during desktop studies.