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“This dagger is clear evidence that our ancestors were in contact with Europe long before Christ. So far no similar finds have been found. This is so far the only find of this type in the territory of Lithuania” read in the report.
According to the department, a Pasvalys found a dagger and brought it to the Panevėžys-Utena territorial branch, then the find traveled to Vilnius, where it was thoroughly investigated.
Currently, the dagger has been delivered to the Rokiškis Regional Museum, and at the site where it was found, a more extensive archaeological investigation is planned. “Where you are is also very important to science. More research is planned at that location. According to archaeologists, this type of dagger belongs to the Bell Cup culture of the Bronze Age (2800-1800 BC) ”, say the specialists.
According to them, the highest prevalence of this culture has occurred in western and central Europe and in the territory of modern England.
“The closest analogous find of this culture to Lithuania has been found in the Samoborzec area in southeastern Poland. It is known that the representatives of the Bell Cup culture really had a connection with the cultures that lived on the territory of Lithuania at that time. Several individual finds belonging to this culture have been found, but so far no bronze finds have been found, ”the report says.
He also claims that this is not the only recent significant historical finding. The Department of Culture announces that last year in Kaunas, at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, finds of historical and cultural value were found: ceramic shards, flint from firearms, fragments of tiles and others dating from the century XV to XVII. -Eighteenth century.
These finds have been transferred to the Kaunas City Museum.
The band brooch found in the Kėdainiai district was handed over to the Kėdainiai Regional Museum. A ring was found in the Panevėžys district, a horseshoe clasp with angled ends (no tongue) and six jewelry fragments, a brass clasp from Roman times and a clasp with an expandable eyelet, the ring was braided on the front to hand over to the Museum of Local Customs in Panevėžys.
Finds found in Trakai district: saddle loop, wide-bladed pent ax with part of the broken blade, spear lance, cutter, chain, snap knife, tin clasp, snap knife with broken blade, piece metal, two tweezers. transferred to the Trakai Museum of History.
The ring found in the Telšiai district was handed over to the Samogitian Museum “Alka”. Roman coins were found in the Biržai district and a brooch and horse jewelry were found in the Pasvalys district for delivery to the Biržai Region Museum “Sėla”.
