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 | 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...
by admin | 21. Jun 2021 | Portfolio
There is a railway transport tunnel on the territory of the Port of Sillamäe, through which trucks drive to deliver goods to the port. The transport tunnel was built about 15 years ago in a limestone quarry, but its bottom has been filled with fill material of various...
by admin | 12. Apr 2021 | Portfolio
Renovation work has been carried out in front of the D-terminal of the Port of Tallinn, and the square is being completely redesigned. As this is a historic port area, there may be objects of interest to archaeologists. For example, the Tõrvaköögi building was located...
