Well Shaft Fill East
Well Shaft Fill East Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Classical·🇺🇦 Dnieper, Ukraine
About
About Well Shaft Fill East
Well Shaft Fill East in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Classical site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Well Shaft Fill East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
49.4512° N · 30.3655° E · 527 m · 3 mapped features
Well Shaft Fill East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Well Shaft Fill East
49.4520° N · 30.3663° EWell Shaft Fill East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Well Shaft Fill East
49.4505° N · 30.3649° EWell Shaft Fill East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Well Shaft Fill East
49.4523° N · 30.3645° E