Divers and archaeologists in Lithuania have found the remains of a medieval soldier in a lake. The discovery is offering researchers the opportunity to understand more about the people of the Middle Ages. This is because many of the medieval soldier’s personal belongings were discovered in a great state of preservation. The remains of the soldier may be linked to one of the most important castles in the Baltic region in medieval times.
Lake Asveja is the largest lake in Lithuania. According to the Baltic Course , the lake ‘has been intermittently explored using underwater archaeological methods since 1998’. Many finds have been retrieved from the waters and these include the remains of boats and possibly a ferry, and also the poles of what has become known as the Old Dubingiai bridge. The old bridge was found not far from a present-day bridge that is still in use. Artifacts from the 16th and 17th century have been found beneath the waters of the lake as well.
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