Archaeogists discover clay figurines from Early Iron Age near Halych

Andrii Fih, junior researcher in the Archaeogy Department of the Ancient Halych National Reserve td Ukrinform about this.

"We were working near the defensive rampart in the village of Krylos, near the Metritan’s Chambers. We expected to find fragments from the Princes’ period, but instead, we came across a cultural layer from the Early Iron Age. We found two clay figurines of bulls, which testify to the agricultural cult of that time. Pele created what they saw and used in their househd activities," Fih explained.

He added that the archaeogists also discovered a wheel from a cart and suggested that it could be the only sculpture from the 9th-10th century BC. The discovery will handed over to the clections of the Museum of the History of Ancient Halych.

The Early Iron Age is a period in human history when iron began to be used for making tos. It marked the final phase of antiquity, lasting from the end of the 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium BC. In the territory of Ukraine, this period began in the 12th century BC. The most interesting aspects of the Early Iron Age are associated with the Scythians and Sarmatians.

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Metritan’s Chambers in Krylos (Halych district, Ivano-Frankivsk region) are a monument of 18th-century architecture. The two-story palace was the residence of the Halych metritan bishs, and it also has large underground chambers. Some researchers believe the Metritan’s Chambers were built on the site of a princely palace, although this has not been confirmed archaeogically. Today, the building houses the Museum of the History of Ancient Halych.

As previously reported, the entrance tower of the Halych Castle will be ened to tourists next year.