Ivolga archaeological site

The Iwolginsker hillfort settlement (Russian Иволгинское городище ) is an archaeological site settlement from the 3rd century BC near Ulan -Ude, the capital of the Russian republic of Buryatia.

Geographical location

The former settlement is located on the southwestern outskirts of Ulan -Ude towards the village Iwolginsk. Southeast of the Selenga River flows past the north-east of the settlement flows passing Iwolga in the little to the east. West branches leading westward to Iwolginsk A340 (formerly A165 called ) from the Ulan-Ude connecting with Tarbagatai in the south from M55.

History and Description

The settlement in the 3rd century BC, was founded by the Xiongnu. She was fastened with a nearly square fourfold ring barrier of about 340 × 340 m stretch. The settlement, which had up to 4,000 residents, was probably destroyed in the 1st century BC, when a military attack. To date ( 2013) are excavated remains of 54 buildings. Some finds are exhibited in the Museum of Ethnography Transbaikalia.

Folklore and Tourism

Since the Xiongnu culture by European historians was maintained until the 18th century for belonging to the Huns and will not be further distinguished in popular culture these two Central Asian horsemen and - tribal groups, the findings ( for example, in guidebooks ) as findings of the Huns culture and the place referred to as " Huns settlement ". The Huns culture is the subject of folklore and other events on the grounds and in Ulan- Ude, for example, there 2011 Giuseppe Verdi's opera Attila was listed as outdoor event.

It is planned to build with funding from the UNESCO a reconstructed " Huns city " according to models of the settlement as a tourist attraction.