Anthracological analysis of wooden shaft remains from the Roman‐period sacrificial lake of Nidajno, Czaszkowo 1 site, north‐eastern Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7147404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aleksandra Rzeszotarska‐nowakiewicz (0000-0001-7036-3569, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw Poland, corresponding author), Bartosz Kontny (0000-0003-3627-046X, Faculty of Archaeology University of Warsaw Poland), Tomasz Nowakiewicz (0000-0002-7867-2144, Faculty of Archaeology University of Warsaw Poland), Katarzyna Cywa (0000-0003-0414-0927, W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences Cracow Poland) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 786-800 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.13043 |
| OpenAlex | W4404454455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Here, we report on an archaeobotanical study of charred wood remains from eight iron spearhead sockets from a sacrificial aquatic site at Nidajno/Czaszkowo 1, Mazurian Lakeland, NE Poland (c. second–fifth c. CE), in search of botanical evidence for the selection of wood for manufacture of wooden shafts used with iron spearheads. The samples were analysed using a Nicon Eclipse ME600 metallographic microscope. The results show significant botanical data for Fraxinus excelsior L. and Tillia sp. The results of this research illustrate the material standard of the finds from a unique sacrificial site of the Scandinavian ‘sacrificial bog’ type, such as the sacrificial site at Nidajno/Czaszkowo 1—one of the most scientifically prospective in the entire zone of the North European Barbaricum. They also reveal a clear preference in the way spears and javelins were made, linked to the use of ash wood for this purpose. This choice is rational, justified by the technological and operational properties of this type of wood, but it also has connotations from the world of symbolic religious imagery
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Period (music) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological Research and Protection · History
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |