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Lithuania (former Lithuanian Soviet Republic) is the largest and most southern of the 3 Baltic states. Lithuania is bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia and the Baltic sea. Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania. Accross the country there are national parks, examples are: Dzûkija, Þemaitija close to Plungë, Historical National Park Trakai, near Vilnius, Aukðtaitija at Ignalina and Kurðiø Nerija at the Baltic Sea. Lithuania has a large number of museums (especially in Vilnius) such as A. Puskin Museum, the High Castle museum (Gediminas castle), the Low Castle Museum, National Museum of Lithuania, the Jewish Museum, Nazi's Genocide Museum and the Railroad Museum. Other attractions are the television tower with a top restaurant, Gediminas Castle, Planetarium, The Old Town, The Gedimanas shopping area. Only 11 kilometers away from Vilnius is the geographical centre of Europe.

Archaeology literally means the teachings or knowledge of the old or ancient (archaios is Greek for 'old' and logos means' knowledge '). The archaeology deals with physical remnants of past human activities. On this basis, the archaeologist trying to understand something of the manner in which people previously lived. Material things are remnants may: tools, weapons, coins, bricks. It may contain residues of the people themselves as skeletons, mummies or the ash of burnt bones. Of remains of animals or plants that the man had something to do.

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