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The Curonians or Kurs (Latvian: kurši; Lithuanian: kuršiai; German: Kuren; Old Norse: Kúrir; Old East Slavic: кърсь) were a Baltic tribe living on the shores of the Baltic Sea in what are now the western parts of Latvia and Lithuania from the 5th to the 16th centuries, when they merged with other Baltic tribes. They gave their name to the region of Courland (Kurzeme), and they spoke the Curonian language. Curonian lands were conquered by the Livonian Order in 1266 and they eventually merged with other Baltic tribes contributing to the ethnogenesis of Lithuanians and Latvians.

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The Vilkumuiža Lake - 800 meters long, 200 meters wide and with the maximum depth of 13 meters. A significant deposit place of the Curonians antiques. In the 19th century it was still connected with the Talsi Lake. The Dzelzupe River runs out from the northern end of the lake. The Vilkumuiža Lake is one of the most interesting archeological monuments of the ancient Curonians as their ancient burial ground, and together with the Pilskalns Mouns and the Dzimavkalns Hill form a single archaeological complex. The east coast of the lake, where nowadays the Ezera Street runs, in the period from the 11th to 14th centuries, was a cult place, where the local Curonians cremated their dead. They dumped the ashes together with weapons, jewelleries and tool remains in the lake. The first lucky artifact discovery took place in 1928 when a resident of Talsi, who had lost a spoon-bait in a water hole, using a steel rake mounte a long pole, hooked out a number of artifacts. In 1934 the first scientific investigation led by archeologist E. Šturms took place there and more than 1000 artifacts were lifted, thus extending the knowledge on the Curonians culture in the final period of the late Iron Age, and widely extending the general picture of the whole title. In 1936 archeologist H. Riekstiņš continued the research in the lake and 1810 antiques, mostly inessentials - bronze bracelets, brooches, neck rings, iron weapons, saddlery and equestrian equipment were found. In 1953 the research was continued in the lake by the complex expedition of Talsi and Ventspils Local History Museum, led by J. Znotiņš and A. Šulcs, and more than 600 archeological artifacts were discovered, and they can be seen in the exposition in Talsi Regional Museum. In 1967 archeologist J. Apals carried out the first diving investigation on the underwater conditions of the cremation burial sites. It was discovered that the artifacts are found scattered around small holes or in their bottoms. Divers reported on remains of separate wooden piles and stakes, but their importance and relevance to the ancient burials have not been established. In 1936 an ancient massive logboat was found and lifted from the lake. 

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