An archaeological expedition has uncovered valuable artifacts at Dubno Castle

An archaeological expedition has concluded at Dubno Castle, during which researchers and students from the Ostroh Academy uncovered unique historical artifacts from various periods. 

Among the artifacts are tableware from the period when the castle was built, remnants of 17th-century wooden flooring, limestone paving stones, a silver button, and a 16th-century coin. Andriy Karaush, chairman of the Rivne Regional Council, reported this on Facebook. 

In the first excavation pit near the entrance gate, researchers found the fragments of a ceramic pot, which was likely used to serve food to the castle’s builders. In the second test pit, they discovered well-preserved stone paving and artifacts from the Old Russian period, including a bronze cross, a belt buckle, a spindle whorl, and pottery dating from the 10th to 13th centuries.

During excavations in the defensive moat, which was 3.7 meters deep, researchers led by Yuriy Pshenychny, Ph.D. in History, also identified previously unknown structural features of the first bridge of the bastion castle and uncovered its old abutment with traces of reconstruction dating to the mid-18th century.

Source: Andriy Karaush on Facebook.

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