Abstract
The archaeological site Kholbo-4 is located in the Olkhonsky district of the Irkutsk region, 1.2 km southeast of the village of Shara-Togot. In 2022, a trench measuring 1×8 m was excavated on it. From the east, the trench intersected a stone structure resembling an oval measuring 21×24 m, elongated along the north-south line. It consisted of stones laid in 1 row and 1 layer. All the finds found in the trench are confined to a layer of gray sandy loam (depth 4–28 cm from the surface of the earth). They are represented by fragments of pottery, whole and fragmented animal bones, iron slags. Ceramic vessels are smooth-walled, flat-bottomed, made without the use of a potter’s wheel. Among the ornaments decorating the vessels, horizontal bolsters and incised curvilinear ornament prevail. The archaeological site of Kholbo-4 can be attributed to the Yelga stage in the history of the Baikal region and dated within the 3rd century BC — 4th century AD.
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