Lithuania
Date of Issue: 25th April 2025
two stamps (2x 2.10 €)
this stamp is issued a mini-sheet of 10 stamps
The study and research of mounds in Lithuania has been going on since the second half of the 19th century, during which time a great deal of diverse material has been collected about them. Recently, the most important data have been obtained from the study of the most beautiful castle mounds in western Lithuania, which were previously known only for their expressive forms in the landscape and legends. The Medvegalis mound complex and the Bilioniai mound in Šilalė district are the pearls of the Samogitian land, whose cultural layers conceal marketplaces dating back to the times of the Roman Empire, the traces of battles with the Crusaders, the hitherto unknown custom of burying people in mounds, and many other mysteries of the knowledge of our ancient and distinctive culture," says archaeologist Assoc. Prof. Dr Gintautas Zabiela.
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