Trekking through Donets hill-fort.
Donets hill-fort is a multi-layered monument of archeology. In the sediments of the cultural layer, various archaeological materials were recorded in a wide chronological range from the Bronze Age to the Old Russian time. The monument was best known as the chronicle ancient Russian town of Donets VIII-XIII centuries. n. According to the Ipatiev Chronicle, it was in this city that the prince of Novgorod-Seversky principality Igor Svyatoslavich fled from Polovtsian captivity in the summer of 1185 or 1186.
The city of Donets, destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols, never in antiquity was associated with Kharkov itself and was 10 kilometers from the Kharkov fortress, on which the modern city was founded in the 17th century. The modern city of Donetsk is also not associated with Donets hill-fort .
The monument is also an important tourist attraction.
We also visited him. The trip was organized specifically for children. Children studied during the tour not only history. One stage, they passed like climbers,
at another stage they studied medicinal herbs.
Very interesting was the information about the found artifacts and stones.
After a long relay, everyone drank «live» water from the spring.
And as a reward - the climb to the top of the mountain, where there were stones, silent witnesses to the life of the ancient city.
great post, well formulated. they really enjoyed the trip.
Yes, it was interesting and fun. We learned a lot of new things.It was not boring!
Children have received useful knowledge and it is valuable!
A very useful story. The journey is fun, can add knowledge and insight. Children do need to be taught about the historic places and the science of nature. Those are the things that are so important for children that they know how to harness the natural products for everyday life. Thank you for sharing your travel story.