Baltic Hillforts: Unknown Heritage

Hillforts represent an important part of archaeological legacy in the present and former Baltic lands covering not only Lithuania and Latvia, but also Belarus and parts of Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Several thousand hillforts witnessing different prehistoric and historic periods were once built in the broad Baltic habitat. They make important elements of the cultural landscape and venues of historic memory. Scientific research of the hillforts allows us broadening our knowledge about the daily life of and wars of our ancestors and opening up both peaceful and bloody pages of the past.
This study seeks to reveal the development and role of hillforts in the Baltic lands from their appearance till nowadays and to highlight the Baltic hillforts in the general context of European hillforts of prehistoric and historic times using abundant archaeological and historical research data.