Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska
Biographic Data
| ID | 190051 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ewelina |
| FAMILY NAME | Miśta-Jakubowska |
| SIGNATURE | MIŚTA-JAKUBOWSKA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Centre for Nuclear Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0053-8711 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Investigating the Provenance and Manufacturing Technology of Medieval Mace Heads from Poland
A mace is a butt weapon that is composed of a metal head that is mounted on a wooden haft. The paper deals with the origins of medieval mace heads that were discovered in Polish lands; these have been a subject of debate since they were first discovered there. In previous research, only form and decoration were used to determine the provenance of these artefacts. A technological analysis (ED-XRF, SEM) and provenance analysis of the raw material u…
Evidence for long-distance contacts at the turn of eras
Located in the North European Plain and the heart of the Polish lands, the historic region of Kuyavia has long been an area where cultural communication and trade routes criss-crossed. This geographical characteristic had transformative effects on the region’s inhabitants of the Pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age, known as the Przeworsk culture. The attributes of a prehistoric society flourishing in a region of peripheral cross-roads are particularly m…
High mountains, late palaeolithic hunting. The case of Hučivá Diera Cave in the Tatra Mts. (West Carpathians)
Tin–Lead Sewn Tokens From 13th‐Century Gdańsk
This study presents the results of an interdisciplinary investigation of 98 tin–lead sewn tokens from 13th‐century Gdańsk, the largest assemblage of its kind in Central Europe. Combining archaeological context, typology, SEM‐EDS and lead isotope analysis, the research explores provenance, production and function. Seven iconographic types were identified. Alloy compositions vary by type, indicating variation by type, reflecting batch‐related trend…
Tracing the origins
First lead isotope analyses of early medieval lead ingots and ornaments from Great Moravian sites. • Provenance data indicate links with ore deposits of Upper Silesia and the Kraków Upland in southern Poland. • Data support the exploitation of these ore districts in the late 9th–10th c. • Lead ingot masses correspond to a Carolingian weight system of 408 g to the pound. • Results demonstrate long-distance metal exchange networks within the Great …
Technological Insights into Early Medieval Slavic Lead-Glazed Pottery
This study examines the technological development and material composition of glazed pottery from Lesser Poland, highlighting two distinct glazing horizons spanning the 11th to 13th centuries. Employing analytical methods, including lead isotope analysis (MC-ICP-MS), SEM-EDS, and pXRD, the research establishes a connection between early glazing practices and regional polymetallic ore deposits from Upper Silesia. The findings reveal a significant …
A Glazed Easter Egg Rattle from a Grave in the Cemetery in Kołoząb. Technological Features and Lead Provenance
The article presents the results of interdisciplinary research on a glazed Easter egg rattle discovered at an early medieval cemetery in Kołoząb, northern Mazovia. Although not the first find of its kind in the region, the artifact significantly contributes to the existing knowledge of such objects in Polish territories. Technological and chemical analyses (CT, XRF, SEM-EDS, and lead isotope analysis) allowed for a detailed characterization of it…
Origins of medieval lead glass ornaments in Central Europe in the light of lead isotopic analysis of finds from Wrocław and Sypniewo (Poland)
Wczesnośredniowieczne granulowane ozdoby z polskich skarbów i grobów. Techniki lutowania i problemy konserwatorskie
Srebrne ozdoby z wczesnośredniowiecznych skarbów z Polski, Ukrainy, Rosji i Skandynawii stanowią bogaty materiał źródłowy, który w archeologii jest dobrze rozpoznany pod względem typologicznym. Do niedawna istniał jednakże ograniczony dostęp do wiedzy związanej z analizami dotyczącymi pochodzenia surowców czy technik wykonania takich ozdób. Artykuł koncentruje się na tej tematyce. W opinii autorów wyniki takich analiz mogą odnosić się nie tylko d…
The first isotopic evidence of Early Iron Age lead ore exploitation in the Silesian‐Krakow upland, Poland
The Bronze and Early Iron Ages witnessed a significant increase in trade relations driven by the search for valuable metals. This paper presents new insights into the use of galena from the Silesia and Krakow Upland region in southern Poland, known as the ‘Olkusz ore deposits’, within the context of metal ores in prehistoric Europe. Eleven lead‐based ornaments from Lusatian Urnfield Culture cemeteries were examined using lead isotope analysis. Th…
Heavenly metal for the commoners
Mysterious red
Analysis of the particulate and chemical composition of a red pigment discovered in grave 155 (burial 2) at Chervony Mayak in the Kherson Region of Ukraine identified the substance as cinnabar. This is the first definitive identification of this mineral in a Late Scythian context
Mars and Mercury. A golden wolf from Western Poland – a mysterious find
The paper discusses a mysterious zoomorphic wolf-shaped copper alloy artefact that was discovered as a stray find in Międzyrzecz (Poland). The find is bar-like with a profiled engraved image of a lying animal, possibly a wolf. It is locally gilded on the visible side of “wolf” details. The gilding was made using an amalgam technique known since Antiquity, with the base metal composed of arsenical copper alloy with lead addition. A fixing element …
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
Chemical composition of early mediaeval arsenic sulphide glass’ beads as an indicator of the origin of the raw material
Amulets from Viking-age Baltic coast
Thermal transformation of chalcedonite artefacts from the Magdalenian site of Ćmielów 95”Mały Gawroniec” (Poland)
Two chalcedonite artefacts from the Magdalenian site of Ćmielów 95 (Poland), with macroscopic features suggestive of thermal treatment, were subjected to a multi‐instrumental analysis. The red upper layer of the objects consists of ”protohematite”, implying temperature‐driven, goethite‐to‐hematite transition. The red layer shows traces of carbonized matter with saccharides and levoglucosan (from burning wood) as well as fatty acids. PXRD data sug…
Research on chemical soldering in early medieval jewellery
The aim of this paper is to discuss technological details of medieval jewellery on the basis of studies on five lunulas (the Obra Nowa hoard, Poland). The types of soldering which were applied in order to attach granules and wire to the artefact surface were studied with the use of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, micro‐Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. Results confirmed the use o…
Weaponry of the Przeworsk Culture in the light of metallographic examinations. The case of the cemetery in Raczkowice
This paper discusses seven finds of weaponry (one sword and six spearheads) from the Roman Period Przeworsk Culture cremation cemetery in Raczkowice, Częstochowa Distr., PL. This assemblage can generally be dated to Phases B2–C1. All the discussed artefacts went through the funeral pyre and two underwent additional treatment as part of funeral rites: the sword and one of the spearheads were bent. Metallographic examinations demonstrated that all …
An Armour from a finery?-a late medieval couter from Ogrodzieniec Castle in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura
The paper deals with a couter of a late fourteenth to early fifteenth century date which was found in Ogrodzieniec Castle, Zawiercie District, Poland (now in the collection of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, MG 7755). The find survived in a vestigial condition, but it was still possible to propose some typological analogies to it. Metallographic examinations demonstrated that the artefact had been manufactured from almost carbon-free iron wit…
Neutron radiography as a diagnostic tool in human osteology
X-ray radiography (XR) is a standard imaging tool in human osteology. Here we compare a series of human bone and tooth images taken using both X-ray and thermal neutron radiography (TNR) to identify the possible applications of the latter method. The TNR imaging is superior in case of bones contaminated with soil, and combined TNR and XR images may be used to find the areas with high proportion of organic fraction (i.e., collagen) in bone and den…
Origin and Production of Silver in Early Medieval Poland
Modern archaeology makes use of analytical methods in order to answer questions about deposit and technological provenience of artefacts. This paper discusses selected and the most interesting, results obtained during the completion of a research project which focuses on silver from the 10th and 11th centuries in Poland. In total, 200 silver artefacts known from Polish hoards (found in Kalisz-Dobrzec, Nowa Obra, Wolsztyn District, Zalesie, Olszty…
Multi-classifier majority voting analyses in provenance studies on iron artefacts
The main objective of this paper is to propose an approach for identification of provenance of archaeological iron artefacts making use of major oxides and trace elements. For this purpose, seven classifiers were built on the basis of the following techniques: Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forests (RF), Naïve Bayes (NB), K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN), Recursive Partitioning and Regression Trees (RPART) and …
Archaeometric studies on early medieval silver jewellery from Central and Eastern Europe
Scanning electron microscopy with X-ray microanalyses (SEM-EDX) was used for a technological study of silver jewellery from three hoards found in Poland. The assemblage consists of 26 artefacts from the period of formation of the first Polish state (900–1039 AD) and can be divided into three groups: West Slavic, post-Moravian and Scandinavian. Research results provide information concerning techniques used for granulation ornament and the provena…
A silvered shield grip from the Roman Period
A unique shield grip decorated with openwork rivet plates was found in a Roman Period cemetery of the Przeworsk culture in Czersk, Central Poland. The artefact underwent specialist analyses with the use of various techniques in order to reveal its silvering technology. Several silvering techniques were considered as the most probable: foil silvering, mercury silvering and silver plating. A number of complementary analytical methods such as laser …
A late medieval or early modern light gun barrel from the Castle Museum in Malbork-typology, technology of manufacture and identification of the smelting process
Origins of medieval lead glass ornaments in Central Europe in the light of lead isotopic analysis of finds from Wrocław and Sypniewo (Poland)
Multi-classifier majority voting analyses in provenance studies on iron artefacts
The main objective of this paper is to propose an approach for identification of provenance of archaeological iron artefacts making use of major oxides and trace elements. For this purpose, seven classifiers were built on the basis of the following techniques: Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forests (RF), Naïve Bayes (NB), K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN), Recursive Partitioning and Regression Trees (RPART) and …
Archaeometric studies on early medieval silver jewellery from Central and Eastern Europe
Scanning electron microscopy with X-ray microanalyses (SEM-EDX) was used for a technological study of silver jewellery from three hoards found in Poland. The assemblage consists of 26 artefacts from the period of formation of the first Polish state (900–1039 AD) and can be divided into three groups: West Slavic, post-Moravian and Scandinavian. Research results provide information concerning techniques used for granulation ornament and the provena…
Amulets from Viking-age Baltic coast
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
An Armour from a finery?-a late medieval couter from Ogrodzieniec Castle in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura
The paper deals with a couter of a late fourteenth to early fifteenth century date which was found in Ogrodzieniec Castle, Zawiercie District, Poland (now in the collection of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, MG 7755). The find survived in a vestigial condition, but it was still possible to propose some typological analogies to it. Metallographic examinations demonstrated that the artefact had been manufactured from almost carbon-free iron wit…
Material description of a unique relief fibula from Poland
A unique relief fibula dated to the Migration Period (first half of the sixth century) was found in Radziejów, Poland. This stray find changes previous opinions on the lack of settlement in central Poland at that time. As the find is the only one of such type in Poland, a special attention was paid to possible analogies, mainly finds from Scandinavia and Western Europe. The fibula underwent technological analyses in order to reveal its technology…
The first isotopic evidence of Early Iron Age lead ore exploitation in the Silesian‐Krakow upland, Poland
The Bronze and Early Iron Ages witnessed a significant increase in trade relations driven by the search for valuable metals. This paper presents new insights into the use of galena from the Silesia and Krakow Upland region in southern Poland, known as the ‘Olkusz ore deposits’, within the context of metal ores in prehistoric Europe. Eleven lead‐based ornaments from Lusatian Urnfield Culture cemeteries were examined using lead isotope analysis. Th…
Heavenly metal for the commoners
Chemical composition of early mediaeval arsenic sulphide glass’ beads as an indicator of the origin of the raw material
Research on chemical soldering in early medieval jewellery
The aim of this paper is to discuss technological details of medieval jewellery on the basis of studies on five lunulas (the Obra Nowa hoard, Poland). The types of soldering which were applied in order to attach granules and wire to the artefact surface were studied with the use of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, micro‐Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. Results confirmed the use o…
A silvered shield grip from the Roman Period
A unique shield grip decorated with openwork rivet plates was found in a Roman Period cemetery of the Przeworsk culture in Czersk, Central Poland. The artefact underwent specialist analyses with the use of various techniques in order to reveal its silvering technology. Several silvering techniques were considered as the most probable: foil silvering, mercury silvering and silver plating. A number of complementary analytical methods such as laser …
Neutron radiography as a diagnostic tool in human osteology
X-ray radiography (XR) is a standard imaging tool in human osteology. Here we compare a series of human bone and tooth images taken using both X-ray and thermal neutron radiography (TNR) to identify the possible applications of the latter method. The TNR imaging is superior in case of bones contaminated with soil, and combined TNR and XR images may be used to find the areas with high proportion of organic fraction (i.e., collagen) in bone and den…
Origin and Production of Silver in Early Medieval Poland
Modern archaeology makes use of analytical methods in order to answer questions about deposit and technological provenience of artefacts. This paper discusses selected and the most interesting, results obtained during the completion of a research project which focuses on silver from the 10th and 11th centuries in Poland. In total, 200 silver artefacts known from Polish hoards (found in Kalisz-Dobrzec, Nowa Obra, Wolsztyn District, Zalesie, Olszty…
Multi-classifier majority voting analyses in provenance studies on iron artefacts
The main objective of this paper is to propose an approach for identification of provenance of archaeological iron artefacts making use of major oxides and trace elements. For this purpose, seven classifiers were built on the basis of the following techniques: Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forests (RF), Naïve Bayes (NB), K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN), Recursive Partitioning and Regression Trees (RPART) and …
Archaeometric studies on early medieval silver jewellery from Central and Eastern Europe
Scanning electron microscopy with X-ray microanalyses (SEM-EDX) was used for a technological study of silver jewellery from three hoards found in Poland. The assemblage consists of 26 artefacts from the period of formation of the first Polish state (900–1039 AD) and can be divided into three groups: West Slavic, post-Moravian and Scandinavian. Research results provide information concerning techniques used for granulation ornament and the provena…
A silvered shield grip from the Roman Period
A unique shield grip decorated with openwork rivet plates was found in a Roman Period cemetery of the Przeworsk culture in Czersk, Central Poland. The artefact underwent specialist analyses with the use of various techniques in order to reveal its silvering technology. Several silvering techniques were considered as the most probable: foil silvering, mercury silvering and silver plating. A number of complementary analytical methods such as laser …
A late medieval or early modern light gun barrel from the Castle Museum in Malbork-typology, technology of manufacture and identification of the smelting process
Material description of a unique relief fibula from Poland
A unique relief fibula dated to the Migration Period (first half of the sixth century) was found in Radziejów, Poland. This stray find changes previous opinions on the lack of settlement in central Poland at that time. As the find is the only one of such type in Poland, a special attention was paid to possible analogies, mainly finds from Scandinavia and Western Europe. The fibula underwent technological analyses in order to reveal its technology…
Weaponry of the Przeworsk Culture in the light of metallographic examinations. The case of the cemetery in Raczkowice
This paper discusses seven finds of weaponry (one sword and six spearheads) from the Roman Period Przeworsk Culture cremation cemetery in Raczkowice, Częstochowa Distr., PL. This assemblage can generally be dated to Phases B2–C1. All the discussed artefacts went through the funeral pyre and two underwent additional treatment as part of funeral rites: the sword and one of the spearheads were bent. Metallographic examinations demonstrated that all …
An Armour from a finery?-a late medieval couter from Ogrodzieniec Castle in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura
The paper deals with a couter of a late fourteenth to early fifteenth century date which was found in Ogrodzieniec Castle, Zawiercie District, Poland (now in the collection of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, MG 7755). The find survived in a vestigial condition, but it was still possible to propose some typological analogies to it. Metallographic examinations demonstrated that the artefact had been manufactured from almost carbon-free iron wit…
Thermal transformation of chalcedonite artefacts from the Magdalenian site of Ćmielów 95”Mały Gawroniec” (Poland)
Two chalcedonite artefacts from the Magdalenian site of Ćmielów 95 (Poland), with macroscopic features suggestive of thermal treatment, were subjected to a multi‐instrumental analysis. The red upper layer of the objects consists of ”protohematite”, implying temperature‐driven, goethite‐to‐hematite transition. The red layer shows traces of carbonized matter with saccharides and levoglucosan (from burning wood) as well as fatty acids. PXRD data sug…
Research on chemical soldering in early medieval jewellery
The aim of this paper is to discuss technological details of medieval jewellery on the basis of studies on five lunulas (the Obra Nowa hoard, Poland). The types of soldering which were applied in order to attach granules and wire to the artefact surface were studied with the use of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, micro‐Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. Results confirmed the use o…
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
Chemical composition of early mediaeval arsenic sulphide glass’ beads as an indicator of the origin of the raw material
Amulets from Viking-age Baltic coast
Mars and Mercury. A golden wolf from Western Poland – a mysterious find
The paper discusses a mysterious zoomorphic wolf-shaped copper alloy artefact that was discovered as a stray find in Międzyrzecz (Poland). The find is bar-like with a profiled engraved image of a lying animal, possibly a wolf. It is locally gilded on the visible side of “wolf” details. The gilding was made using an amalgam technique known since Antiquity, with the base metal composed of arsenical copper alloy with lead addition. A fixing element …
Technological Insights into Early Medieval Slavic Lead-Glazed Pottery
This study examines the technological development and material composition of glazed pottery from Lesser Poland, highlighting two distinct glazing horizons spanning the 11th to 13th centuries. Employing analytical methods, including lead isotope analysis (MC-ICP-MS), SEM-EDS, and pXRD, the research establishes a connection between early glazing practices and regional polymetallic ore deposits from Upper Silesia. The findings reveal a significant …
A Glazed Easter Egg Rattle from a Grave in the Cemetery in Kołoząb. Technological Features and Lead Provenance
The article presents the results of interdisciplinary research on a glazed Easter egg rattle discovered at an early medieval cemetery in Kołoząb, northern Mazovia. Although not the first find of its kind in the region, the artifact significantly contributes to the existing knowledge of such objects in Polish territories. Technological and chemical analyses (CT, XRF, SEM-EDS, and lead isotope analysis) allowed for a detailed characterization of it…
Origins of medieval lead glass ornaments in Central Europe in the light of lead isotopic analysis of finds from Wrocław and Sypniewo (Poland)
Wczesnośredniowieczne granulowane ozdoby z polskich skarbów i grobów. Techniki lutowania i problemy konserwatorskie
Srebrne ozdoby z wczesnośredniowiecznych skarbów z Polski, Ukrainy, Rosji i Skandynawii stanowią bogaty materiał źródłowy, który w archeologii jest dobrze rozpoznany pod względem typologicznym. Do niedawna istniał jednakże ograniczony dostęp do wiedzy związanej z analizami dotyczącymi pochodzenia surowców czy technik wykonania takich ozdób. Artykuł koncentruje się na tej tematyce. W opinii autorów wyniki takich analiz mogą odnosić się nie tylko d…
The first isotopic evidence of Early Iron Age lead ore exploitation in the Silesian‐Krakow upland, Poland
The Bronze and Early Iron Ages witnessed a significant increase in trade relations driven by the search for valuable metals. This paper presents new insights into the use of galena from the Silesia and Krakow Upland region in southern Poland, known as the ‘Olkusz ore deposits’, within the context of metal ores in prehistoric Europe. Eleven lead‐based ornaments from Lusatian Urnfield Culture cemeteries were examined using lead isotope analysis. Th…
Heavenly metal for the commoners
Mysterious red
Analysis of the particulate and chemical composition of a red pigment discovered in grave 155 (burial 2) at Chervony Mayak in the Kherson Region of Ukraine identified the substance as cinnabar. This is the first definitive identification of this mineral in a Late Scythian context
Investigating the Provenance and Manufacturing Technology of Medieval Mace Heads from Poland
A mace is a butt weapon that is composed of a metal head that is mounted on a wooden haft. The paper deals with the origins of medieval mace heads that were discovered in Polish lands; these have been a subject of debate since they were first discovered there. In previous research, only form and decoration were used to determine the provenance of these artefacts. A technological analysis (ED-XRF, SEM) and provenance analysis of the raw material u…
Evidence for long-distance contacts at the turn of eras
Located in the North European Plain and the heart of the Polish lands, the historic region of Kuyavia has long been an area where cultural communication and trade routes criss-crossed. This geographical characteristic had transformative effects on the region’s inhabitants of the Pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age, known as the Przeworsk culture. The attributes of a prehistoric society flourishing in a region of peripheral cross-roads are particularly m…
High mountains, late palaeolithic hunting. The case of Hučivá Diera Cave in the Tatra Mts. (West Carpathians)
Archaeology (13 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (11 works) · Geology (10 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (9 works) · History (9 works) · Materials Science (9 works) · Metallurgy (8 works)