Lietuvos istorijos institutas

The article is devoted to the archaeological excavations at the two barrow cemeteries in Dovainonys village (Kaišiadorys District), namely the present-day Dovainonys – Kapitoniškės I–V barrow cemeteries, which had all together been previously called Dovainonys I, as well as nearby Dovainonys II barrow cemetery, which has now been destroyed. Excavations were conducted at them in 1908 (T. Daugirdas), 1932 (E. Volter, C. Engel, J. Puzinas, and K. Mekas), and 1953 (A. Tautavičius). The excavation reports and finds are preserved in various archives and museums but some of them have disappeared. This article systematises and publishes the data about the Dovainonys barrow cemeteries. It focuses not only on an analysis of the investigated objects and discovered finds but also the changes in the landscape in the vicinity of barrow cemeteries and the course and methods of the excavation.