The investigation of theash mound 13 started in August, 2005. 297 m2 area was excavated. There were found five kitchen pits and an above-ground building. A hemispherical ash mound was createdd 60 m in diameter. An occupation layer rich in grey ash was found at 0.2 – 0.7 m depth.
A light (almost white) spot of almost 16 m² was found in the south-eastern part of the excavation at 0.25 m depth, under which was a layer of orange clay grit (probably the remains of the walls and floor of the above-ground building). There was a small oval pit 0.6 × 1.1 m in diameter and 0.6 m deep in the western part of the building. There was a layer of stones under the clay floor, some of which were set on edge and outlined the external line of the walls.
A layer of stones was observed, as well as, fragments of grain mills and large fragments of ceramics under the floor in the eastern part. A bright organge layer of burnt soil .1 metre deep lay under the stones in both parts of the buiding.
The kitchen pit (a cellar) was situated on the south-west from the building. It was of an oval shape 2.1× 3.3 m in size. There was an entrance, stairs and 0.4 m wide shelf carved in continental clay. The filling of the cellar lay0.5 – 0.6 m below the modern surface. The general depth of the household assemblage was 2.9 – 3 m.
The excavators note that one of the peculiarities of the building was that after it had ceased to be used as a household it was used for ceremonies.
Eight almost complete skeletons of dogs with signs of violent death were found along with a large amount of the pottery fragments and other animal bones in the pit. The deadanimals were put on the bottom of the cellar. A human cranium was also found, as well asburnt bones of a dog and the so called clay “loaves” that proved that the pit was used for ceremonies.
Among the goods found in the excavation was a great amount of local pottery fragments (fragments of the pots’ lips with open holes with finger-impressed moldings at the edge, bowls with bent edges, wine amphorae and ladles). Bone objects such as a recut astragal, an adz, borers and tubes were also found. A specific feature of these tools was a polished surface.
Antique imported pottery was represented by numerous fragments of ancient amphorae. Among these fragments are parts of rims, walls, handles and feet of commercial amphorae from Chios, Klazomenai, Thassos, and Lesbos. Some fragments of Miletus amphorae’s rims were found. There were alsofragments of the walls, handles and rims of the Greek painted pottery, some of which were covered with black glaze.
Iron goods that occur quite often were represented by knives with tangs for wooden handles, nail-shaped pins, single iron bar knife, and chain mail plates. There were also arrowheads and pins made of bronze, and fragments of bronze cauldrons.
Judging from the types of the pottery, imported goods and metal objects found in the occupation layer and assemblages of the excavation in 2005 it may preliminary belong to the end of the 6th century BC.