by admin | 12. Dec 2021 | Portfolio
Pühalepa sacred grove is located in Hiiumaa, in the village of Pühalepa, on Otimägi hill. The origin of the sacred grove has been dated to the 1920s by archaeologist Erik Laid. According to his estimates, it dates back to the 1st millennium BC. According to the...
by admin | 1. Dec 2021 | Portfolio
In Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, drainage systems were mainly established during the Soviet period with the aim of removing excess water from fields and meadows. The authorities are responsible for drainage systems and hold old drawings and diagrams of the systems....
by admin | 15. Nov 2021 | Portfolio
On November 30, 2009, during excavation work on the Lootsi 8 property, a shipwreck was discovered, which was partially destroyed during the excavation. The excavation revealed that the wreck was located at a depth of 3.5-4.5 meters in wet sand. The age of the...
by admin | 31. Oct 2021 | Portfolio
Behind the Viljandi song festival stage lies a hill that hides many historical treasures. St. Catherine’s Church, built around 1225, once stood on this site. Castle knights were buried under the church floor and foundation walls, and Estonians who had been...
by admin | 30. Sep 2021 | Portfolio
The oldest parts of the current Narva Hermann Castle date back to around 1300, when the Danes began building a castle-like fortification to replace the existing wooden fortress. A square tower stood in its north-western corner – the predecessor of the current Long...
