In the Minsk region on the settlement found a bronze pin of the Iron Age

A bronze pin of the Iron Age was found on a settlement in the Minsk region. This was reported in the Institute of History of the NAS, writes sb.by.

Exactly 100 years ago, the first scientific excavations began at the Banzerovshchyna settlement in Minsk district, one of the most famous and iconic monuments of Belarusian archaeology. Today, research continues and fundamentally changes our understanding of the chronology, material culture and spatial structure of this ancient settlement. The research of the Banzerov region continues to bring new data that help scientists more accurately recreate the picture of the life of our ancestors and uncover the secrets of ancient fortifications, the institute said.

The NAS named the main discoveries of the expedition of 2026:

Archaeologists have achieved impressive results on the hillside. Hidden elements of the defensive system - the beginning of the ancient moat are revealed. On the site of the parking of the early Neolithic, perhaps opened a completely new village. A bronze pin is a unique artifact for the Iron Age in Central Belarus. In Chukotka found 30 previously unknown rock paintings