In the village ConcretionsAltai Territory is a mountainPicket, which is known not only in the Altai Territory, but also beyond its borders. According to legend, it was in these naturally beautiful places that he loved to sit on the shore.Katuni Vasily Shukshinand pensively look into the distance.

The All-Russian Festival, famous throughout the country, is held here every year."Shukshin days in Altai"... All tourists who have ever been here must visit the ancient settlement, which is located not far from the monument to V.M. Shukshin.

According to scholarly historians, Picket is notable for its mystery, and many mysteries have not yet been solved by anyone. The bank of the Katun was fenced off by the ancient settlement from three sides, and the fourth side was protected by an artificial moat. This settlement appeared during the time of the Scythians, when nomads came to Altai and began to oust the Altai indigenous people.

Mount PicketIt is also famous for its burial mounds and burial grounds - echoes of the ancient times of the Scythians and Turks. Archaeologists were able to find an ancient broadsword decorated with gold, which can be seen in the Hermitage, precisely at Piket.

Despite the fact that archaeologists have long known about Piket, they rarely visited it, but recently scientists from Altai State University began to actively work here.