Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
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| Editorial | Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii (PL) |
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| Total de publicaciones | 320 |
| Periodo de cobertura | 1971 - 2025 |
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| Idioma | EN |
| Acceso | Open Access • OA Diamante |
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| Citada por | 144 |
| Factor de impacto | 0.284 |
| SJR | 0.289 (Q2) |
| SNIP | 0.556 |
| CiteScore | 0.5 |
| Índice h | 4 |
| Índice i10 | 1 |
| Participación femenina en la autoría | 44.0% |
This journal publishes archaeological reports and studies. Archaeology is a recognized subfield of anthropology, making this a closely cognate venue
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Andrzej Pelisiak (Review) Lubomir Šebela and Antonin Přichystal, Silicite daggers in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Spisy Archeologického ústavu AV ČR Brno, 78. Brno 2024
Beakers with corded ornamentation in the Northwestern Pontic (Early Bronze Age)
Corded ornamentation is known on pottery from various Eneolithic and Bronze Age archaeological cultures in the Northwestern Pontic region. The ornamental patterns vary and are not associated with any particular type of vessel. This article examines beakers decorated with compositions of cord impressions. These have predominantly been found in the burials of the Budzhak/Yamna culture. Their distribution may be related to the influence of different…
Elements of early modern hand-held firearms from the site of Ciołeks’ castle in Żelechów, Garwolin County
In 2022, fragments of hand-held firearms were discovered at the site of the castle of the Ciołek family in Żelechów, Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship. Based on the craftsmanship, analogies known from the literature, and museum artefacts, it can be assumed that these were elements of a 16th-century hackbut. They most likely originated from a single barrel, which was damaged during use. Metallurgical analyses have shown that the barrel was for…
Corded Ware culture burial rites
Archaeological investigations conducted in 2023 at Orły, Site 4, in the Subcarpathian loess region, revealed a niche grave associated with the Corded Ware culture. Inside, the remains of two adult men were found, accompanied by a rich assemblage of grave goods, including ceramic vessels, lithic tools, and a bone awl. This article presents the results of the analysis of the grave’s construction, osteological material, and grave goods, relating the…
Lady from the West buried in the middle of nowhere? An exceptional grave from the Late Pre-Roman Period at Budziszki and the question of the emergence of the Przeworsk culture in north-eastern Mazovia
A cremation grave from the Late Pre-Roman Period, discovered at Budziszki in north-eastern Mazovia, offers insights into the emergence of the Przeworsk culture in this poorly researched border region. The burial, probably of an adult woman, contained a bimetallic ‘ball brooch’, a clay urn and a stone polisher. Many features of this grave indicate western affinities. Some originate in the western zone of the Przeworsk culture and the socalled Jast…
The problem of dating the beginning of the central settlements of the Brześć Kujawski culture. The case of radiocarbon dating of site 3 at Żegotki, Strzelno commune
One of the most characteristic elements of the Brześć Kujawski culture (4350-4000 cal. BC) were central settlements distinguished by dense development in the form of longhouses and associated graves, a large area (on average 3-6 ha), and a long period of use. A controversial issue is the dating of the beginning of this type of settlement (4600/4500 cal. BC versus 4350 cal. BC) and, consequently, of a given culture.The article aims to analyse six …
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The Lublin-Volhynian Culture is the oldest community representing the Early Eneolithic socio-economic modelin Lesser Poland. Together with the Wyciąże-Złotniki group, it has been the subject of a multifaceted analysis aspart of the National Science Centre’s project, ‘Adaptation of Transcarpathian cultural patterns of the Copper Age in Younger Danubian cultures in the Lesser Poland Upland,’ which was carried out between 2018 and 2023. A significan…
Imported artefacts from the site Brzezie 17 (Lesser Poland) in the light of the Linear Pottery culture exchange contacts with the Eastern-Linear circle
In the second half of the 6th millennium BC, two cultural circles developed on both sides of the Carpathians – the Linear Pottery Culture and the Eastern-Linear Culture. Contacts between these two units were based mainly on the long-distance exchange of richly decorated ceramics and stone raw materials. Very strong connections are visible primarily between the area of the upper Vistula river basin and eastern Slovakia. A very good example of thes…
Sepulchral complex of the Globular Amphora Culture discovered at the site 50 in Srebrzyszcze, dist. Chełm, Lublin Voivodeship
At Site 50 in Srebrzyszcze, a unique complex of sepulchral features of the Globular Amphora Culture was discovered, consisting of a single human grave accompanied by two deposits of animal remains. The uniqueness of this discovery lies in the fact that the person to whom this expanded ritual complex was dedicated was a child, and also in the construction of the complex itself, which represents a type of structure with stone surrounds, very rarely…
Zenon Woźniak
Seven days later, we paid him the last homage at the Prdnik Czerwony Cemetery in Krakw.It was a very sad day for the Cracow archaeological community and those who were close to the Professor throughout his life.We lost an outstanding
Prehistoric amber item at Žabalj-Nove Zemlje site (Vojvodina, Serbia)
This study focuses on a newly-discovered, perforated pendant from the Žabalj-Nove Zemlje site in Vojvodina, Serbia. The main settlement structure of this multiperiod site is primarily associated with the Late Neolithic Tisza and Vinča cultures (5400-4500/4450 BCE), where two burned houses were excavated from a total of 204 rectangular building anomalies detected archaeomagnetically. A unique, triangular-shaped and perforated pendant appeared on t…
Kaptorgas with 'horses' from the so-called Kraków part of the Dzierznica II treasure. Part one
This paper presents a detailed documentation of 12 kaptorgas with ‘horses’ from the Kraków part of the Dzierznica II treasure. These artefacts are currently housed in the National Museum in Kraków. Until now, these pendants have not been fully published, thoroughly described, or subjected to any archaeometric, technological, or contextual analyses. As part of the ongoing research project, meticulous macroscopic photographs were taken of each arte…
Anna Dzieduszycka-Machnikowa
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The rounded retouched tools that have been singled out in the Micoquian assemblages (‘Keilmessergruppe’)have long been an enigma. Even though their presence was recognised as early as the early 20th century, they received their formal name, the so-called ‘groszaki’, much later. More recently, similar tools have been recorded at the open-air site Pietraszyn 49a, SW Poland. These examples are slightly larger than average. They were made from flakes…
Pattern in diversity; Grime’s Grave and Krzemionki, understanding commonality in flint mining across Europe
Across Europe, in the late 19th century, deep-flint mines dating to the Neolithic period were discovered. Since their discovery, it has been noted that the mines, located many kilometres apart, share common traits. Despite these connections, little research has compared the pan-European mining phenomenon. It is beyond this paper to review the numerous European mines, rather, two sites will be detailed: Krzemionki, southeast Poland, and Grime’s Gr…
Sofia S. Berezanska (15 May 1924 – 2 May 2024)
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Remarks on the research on the significance and organisation of space within the cemeteries of the Lusatian culture population in the Lublin region
This text addresses the issue of the layout of space within the cemeteries of the Lusatian culture communities of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the Lublin region. It was observed that the local, typically small necropoleis had a linear layout, with the graves arranged along the NE-SW axis. It can be assumed that the history of a cemetery started either from the east or at the most significant culmination within the area. The cemeteries wer…
A theoretical, inequality-based model of cultural change culminating in the emergence of Biskupin-type fortified settlements
Early Iron Age (EIA) Biskupin-type fortified settlements are viewed as unique examples of high-density urbanism (HDU) with limited (if any) evidence of social inequality. This argument is supported by two lines of evidence: uniform house sizes and small-scale differences in burial rites of the associated Early Iron Age Lusatian Urnfield culture. These two observations are rooted in rudimentary archaeological empiricism, highlighting the pitfalls …
Bast cords from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in Poland, on the example of finds from Susz, Iława district
Artefacts made of organic materials from the 1st millennium BCE in Poland are relatively scarce, and products made of tree bast are even rarer than fabrics. There is limited evidence in the archaeological record for the production and use of bast cordage during this period. Tree bast cords have been preserved mainly in association with metal objects, like in the case of finds from Żelazo or Jodłowno. The remains of bast cordage were also identifi…
Burial customs and cultural change. A case study from Central Germany during the transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age
This paper presents the osteological, taphonomic, and archaeological analysis of a cremation grave from Markranstädt in northwestern Saxony – a region situated at the intersection of three cultural traditions during the final phase of the Late Bronze Age and the older phase of the Early Iron Age. Although the burial lacked distinctive grave goods, typochronological multivariate statistics provided a chronological and cultural framework for interp…
The metalwork hoard from Czarków, Gliwice District, Silesian Voivodeship
The Czarków hoard, discovered accidentally in 1875, probably during agricultural work, comprised 21 bronzeartefacts and ceramic vessel fragments, presumably the original container. The assemblage includes socketed axes of Lusatian and Middle Danubian types, a tanged sickle, and a spearhead.Metallurgical analysis indicates the use of tin bronze with low tin and trace levels of arsenic, antimony, nickel, silver, and lead. Both local and non-local a…
Comparison of palaeoecological and archaeological evidence of human activity from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age in Central Pomerania (northern Poland)
This article presents a synthesis of palaeoenvironmental and archaeological data from the Bronze/Iron Age transition (1200-500 BC) in Central Pomerania. Based on pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs), charcoal, and geochemical analysis of the sediments from Wierzchowo Lake, five stages of local environmental transformation have been distinguished. Anthropogenic influence on vegetation was relatively limited from the Middle Bronze Age to the Peri…
Remarks on the diversity and relative chronology of the Pomeranian culture in its allochthonous zones
The article presents a new perspective on the differentiation and chronology of Pomeranian culture in allochthonouszones, i.e. outside Pomerania. The first part focuses on the variation in the spread of the Pomeranian culturalmodel, resulting from different rhythms of acculturation in territories formerly belonging to various Lusatian Urnfield zones and exposed to influences from diverse European directions. The second part proposes a new, and at…
Old and new at Dąbrowa. Richly furnished Early Iron Age graves at a Lusatian culture cemetery in Wieluń district, central Poland
The Lusatian culture burial ground at Dąbrowa, Wieluń district, lies in the upper Warta River basin. Due to its location in the south-western part of central Poland, it accumulated imports from the Halstatt zone (bronze serpentine clasp, iron and bronze spearheads). This was evident in the inventories of two early Iron Age graves. Local artefacts were also discovered in the cemetery, which were imitations of imports (bronze clasps). This was demo…
Quantity matters. Studies on defensive settlements of the Hallstatt Period in Greater Poland
The issue of defensive settlement during the Hallstatt period (HaC-HaD) in the area of Greater Poland constitutes an important, although still insufficiently recognised, research topic. Given current research, 21 well-documented defensive sites are believed to have operated in the region at the beginning of the Iron Age. The article’s findings indicate that there has been a significant underestimation of the phenomenon’s scale. Pilot studies limi…
Utilisation of cultivated and wild plants in the economy of the Linear Pottery Culture in the Upper Vistula basin
The current recognition of plant materials obtained from archaeological sites of the Linear Pottery Culture in the Upper Vistula basin made it possible to indicate the species that were cultivated and utilised by the Early Neolithic human communities. The data presented in this paper, referring to the occurrence of macroscopic plant remains of various types, was collected from 23 sites (97 identifi ed taxa). The analyses covered charred remains o…
Archaeological discoveries linked to the “first generation” of the Avar conquerors living east of the Tisa during the 6th-7th centuries. The grave cluster in Nădlac - Site 1M
Four graves were excavated on site 1M at Nădlac. They could be dated to the the second part of the 6th century and the first part of the 7th century AD. Based on the 14C analysis, grave 86 can most probably be dated between 532 and 609 AD. This result indicates that the woman inhumed in the grave, aged 40-55 years, was very probably an immigrant who came from the East. The funerary rituals documented on site 1M in Nădlac can fit within the repert…
Revisiting the Neolithic chronology of the Dnieper steppe region with consideration of a reservoir effect for human skeletal material
Comparison of radiocarbon dates for human and animal bones from Neolithic cemeteries of the Dnieper region has demonstrated the necessity of using only the non-human material for determining the ages of these sites. This approach has made significant corrections to the dating of the Neolithic cultures in the Ukrainian steppe from the late 6th to the early 5th millennia calBC. The revision of the chronological position of some Surskoy Culture ceme…
Kamyane-Zavallia, the Easternmost Linear Pottery Culture Settlement Ever Excavated
The paper presents recent fi eld-work in south-western Ukraine. Three new sites of Linear Pottery Culture were found in the north Odessa region. The Author argues that they constitute a cluster of settlements and indicate the Neolithic colonisation of the region. One of the sites, Kamyane-Zavallia, was excavated. A typical long pit was uncovered, alongside a stone pavement and a narrow, deep trench. They could probably have formed part of a typic…
Chronological schemes of the Late Hallstatt period (HaD) in Central Europe
Unification of regional chronological schemes is one of the key issues in Early Iron Age archaeology. The main markers of the Late Hallstatt period are Scythian arrowheads and antique imports. Biconical glass beads, produced at the Yahorlyk settlement (in the first third of the VIth century BC), were found in the Eastern European Forest-Steppe and in the area of the Tarnobrzeg Lusatian Culture. This period is synchronised with the HaD1 of Central…
The Craft of the Goldsmith in Wielbark Culture in the Light of the Finds from the Cemetery at Weklice, Elbląg Commune and Other Necropolis of Roman Period from Elbląg Heights. Technological Studies of…
The paper presents selected aspects the goldsmithery of Wielbark culture in Roman period. Based on analyzes of chemical composition of fi nds from the cemetery at Weklice, site 7, Elbląg commune and fi nds from selected cemeteries of Roman period located on the Elbląg Heights, three main groups of raw materials were separated: gold, silver and copper alloys. They were also discussed selected techniques of production of jewelry and costume element…
Long-distance connections of the south-eastern peripheries of the Lublin region at the time of the Lusatian culture in the light of archival and newly discovered materials
Considering the background of the Lublin Region (Poland), the valley of the Sieniocha river can be described as an area replete with bronze objects dated to the period of the Lusatian culture. Most of them are imports, as their manufacturing was usually beyond the local metallurgists’ skills, chiefl y due to the lack of raw materials. The fi nds originate from distant territories and represent various infl uences (Thraco-Cimmerian, Scythian, of t…
Culture transformation in Targowisko microregion. Trends of changes inside Danubian farmers
The aim of this article is to deepen the discussion on the nature and mechanisms of culture change based on the analysis of newly acquired materials from the Targowisko settlement region. Three groups of materials were acquired (from narrow time horizons) related to the single-phase relics of Linienbandkeramik (Brzezie, site 40 and Targowisko, site 16) and Malice culture houses (Targowisko, site 14-15). The absolute chronology of the beginning of…
Dwellings and their nearest surroundings in the 4th millennium BC in the Eastern Carpathian area
Investigation into the construction of dwellings, their spatial arrangements, and the nearest surroundings is highly relevant in the field of study on functioning of archaeological phenomenona. During the recent years of excavation undertaken at the Gordineşti II-Stînca goală site, we revealed the remains of at least two dwellings and their economic surroundings that may be referred to on the whole as household clusters. In this paper, we would l…
Technological indicators in the pottery production of the late Linear Pottery culture and the Malice culture
This study aimed to reveal the transformations in pottery production in the Linear Pottery culture. In the course of longstanding analyses of archaeological materials from Lesser Poland, a few technological groups of this pottery were distinguished. A significant change in the preparation of ceramic fabrics was recorded in the late LBK phase, namely the Želiezovce phase. The objective of this study was to gather all data and confront it with the …
Hoard of long flint blades from the Wodzisław Hummock, Lesser Poland
The subject of this article is a hoard of Volhynian flint blades discovered in Świątniki. The collection encompasses 12 macrolithic Volhynian flint blades. The blades cannot be refitted together. The morphological and technological features of the blades suggest that they were produced with the use of indirect percussion or the lever pressure technique. The traceological analysis did not reveal any utilization patterns. Only slight polishing trac…
Transcarpathian intercultural relationships of the LBK communities from the Sandomierz settlement cluster in the light of new findings
The article is an attempt to characterize and assess the intensity of far-reaching, intercultural contacts of the LBK community from the Sandomierz Upland and its northern foreland with the Eastern Linear cultural groups from the northeastern part of the Carpathian Basin. The basis for these considerations was the discovery of diagnostic material (pottery, obsidian products) from the Sandomierz region – in particular, from one of the largest inve…
Value, significance and use of 'exotic' materials – in the light of the presence of obsidian on Neolithic sites in Poland
At Neolithic archaeological sites in Poland, obsidian stands out as the most common ‘exotic’ raw material. Thereare over several hundred Neolithic sites where artefacts made from this raw material have been recovered. Given the absence of natural obsidian outcrops in Poland, it is evident that these artefacts were imported to the sites through various means, such as direct procurement or exchanges.One of the most extensive collections was found a…
Traceology of metalwork - limitations and new perspectives
The article focuses on the traceology of metalwork, its methodological limitations, and new research perspectives. In the text, we explain what studies on traces on metals entail and how they are characterized. We provide examples from both Poland and other regions of Europe. We highlight possible directions for the development of the method as well as factors that hinder it
Radiocarbon Chronology of the post-LBK Malice Culture in Lesser Poland
A series of new radiocarbon dates from Neolithic Malice Culture (MC) sites in Lesser Poland allow for making significant corrections in the absolute chronology of this culture. Bayesian modelling of a series of MC dates made it possible also to specify the absolute chronology of individual phases of the development of this culture. The early classic phase (MC1a) is around 4800-4700 BC, the classic phase (MC1b) between 4700 and 4450 BC, and the la…
A specific obsidian workplace at the Malice culture settlement in Kraczkowa 31, Podkarpackie Voivodship (southeastern Poland)
This paper presents a chipped assemblage from the Malice culture settlement in Kraczkowa 31. Obsidian artefacts dominate in this inventory. The typological structure of obsidian items (small numbers of cores, flakes and blades, and numerous various chips) indicates the existence of a specific workshop where processing of this material occurred
The environmental context of Early Neolithic cultural transformation in the Targowisko settlement region
The aim of this article is to provide information on environmental changes in the Targowisko region in the Early Neolithic as a natural response to settlement and economic activity of the human population in that area. The discussion is based on lithological, geochemical, and palynological analyses, as well as the analysis of Cladocera within strata inside the TRG (Targowisko) core, located in a small wetland in the immediate vicinity of the east…
Preliminary characterization of the prehistoric mine of chocolate flint in Poręba Dzierżna, site 24 (Wolbrom commune, Lesser Poland voivodeship)
Researches on prehistoric flint mines are currently widely developing, as they allow a deep insight into the past economy, early industry, and the network of trading routes and inter-regional contacts. In the territory of Poland and in general, Central Europe, one of the most important flint raw materials was an Upper Jurassic chert, so-called chocolate flint. In this paper are presented preliminary results of the research of chocolate flint mine…
On the synchronization of the chronology of phenomena and artifacts
The article presents a slightly different point of view on the issues related to the chronology and significance of the Chotyniec agglomeration (SE Poland) from the one presented in the discussion by Denys Grechko published in the 72nd volume of Sprawozdania Archeologiczne. The author highlights the importance of Grechko’s contribution in clarifying the chronology and provenance of biconical glass beads, which should be considered eastern imports…
Obsidian Source Use Within the Alföld Linear Pottery culture in Slovakia
This paper reports the results of non-destructive energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of 186 obsidian artifacts from eight archaeological sites attributable to the Alföld Linear Pottery Culture (c. 5600-4900 cal BC). This is the largest instrument-based study yet conducted and reported for Alföld Linear Pottery Culture (ALPC) artifacts from Slovakia, where ALPC chipped lithic assemblages are almost entirely composed of obsidian …
Classification and chronology of the collection of arrowheads from ash-hill found in hillfort of the Scythian Cultural Circle in Chotyniec, site 1, Jarosław district
he paper presents the results of a typo-chronological analysis of arrowheads from the ash-hill found in the hillfort of the Scythian cultural circle in Chotyniec, site 1, Jarosław province. During the 2016-2018 excavation campaigns, 38 such specimens were discovered. All arrowheads from Chotyniec could be linked to the Northern Black Sea region, where they have good analogies. Thanks to a detailed chronological analysis of the arrowheads, using t…
To smooth or not to smooth? A traceological and experimental approach to surface processing of Bronze and Iron Age ceramics
The biographic approach – that is, tracing artefacts’ ‘lives’ from production, through their use, and finally to their deposition – is commonly applied in the analysis of lithic, flint, and metal artefacts. Objects made of clay, although the most common artifacts at many prehistoric sites, are rarely subject to such studies. In this paper, we focused on the short span of time during the “life” of a ceramic object when its surfaces were smoothed o…
The Chotyniec agglomeration and its importance for interpretation of the so-called Scythian finds from south-eastern Poland
Artefacts of eastern provenance, so-called Scythian ones, have been registered in Polish areas for a long time. In the western part of Polish lands, they were most often linked with Scythian invasions, and this explanation of finds was emphasized by destroyed settlements. In eastern Poland, the presence of similar artefacts, was interpreted rather in the context of contacts with the forest-steppe zone, and their almost neighbourly character was c…
Sickles of the Funnel Beaker culture in the light of use-wear and residue analysis
The aim of this paper is to present new data on the use of plants and on flint management by Funnel Beakersocieties. Studies of usewear and residues on flint tools from the Polwica-Skrzypnik site complex located in SW Poland included microscopic analyses of traces, starch and phytoliths, and adhesives. According to the usewear analysis, most of the tools were used as sickle inserts. The production of sickles was mainly based on goodquality import…
Sword chape found at Santok
This paper presents the results of studies and technological analyses of a fragment of the fittings from the lower part of a sword scabbard discovered in 2016 at the stronghold in Santok, Wielkopolska, Poland. The chape represents the type in widespread use across the Baltic lands in the second half of the tenth century and the early eleventh century AD, yet its embellishments are the subject of debate. According to some researchers, the scene sh…
A flint dagger from Brzoza, Nowa Wieś Wielka com., Bydgoszcz dist., Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
At the beginning of the 1980s, a single fi nd of a fl int dagger was made in Brzoza (northern Kuyavia, Poland). The dagger was investigated in terms of raw material profi le, typological, technological and use-wear analyses. It was established that it was made of Scandinavian Cretaceous fl int and may be classified into the subtype VIA (acc. Lomborg) or subvariant BBII2a (acc. Libera). The chronology of the dagger tends to be placed towards the e…
Gräberfeld und Siedlung Nagornoe 2. Ein Fundplatz der Sântana Mureş-Černjachov-Kultur an der Unteren Donau, A. V. Gudkova and E. Schultze, (= Archäologie in Eurasien 35). Bonn 2017
The settlement complex known as Nagornoe 2, Odessa oblast, Ukraine comprises a Chernyakhov/Sântana de Mureş culture settlement and burial ground.The site is located in the area known as the Budzhak, which extends between the lower Danube and lower Dniester, on the steep east banks of Lake Kagul.The settlement was discovered in 1964 by N. M Shmagliev, who was the fi rst to identify artefacts belonging to the Eneolithic Gumelniţa and Chernyakhov cu…
Nekropol rimskogo vremeni Belbek IV v Yugo-Zapadnom Krymu (Part 1 – Text; Part 2 – Tables), Irina I. Gushchina and Denis V. Zhuravlev, (= Trudy Gosudarstvennogo Istoricheskogo muzeya 205). Moscow 2016
In 2016, a new, two-volume monograph, Nekropol rimskogo vremeni Belbek IV v Yugo-Zapadnom Krymu by Irina I
Raptus Sabinae? Of a female calvarium from the Bandkeramik settlement of Rovantsi in Volhynia
Of a female calvarium from the Bandkeramik settlement of Rovantsi in Volhynia
Bradatica from the Strzelińskie Hills
The excavations in the Strzelińskie Hills, regularly conducted for more than 10 years led to discoveries of many interesting sites. In 2015 was examined the area of the Borowe Skałki located on the slopes of the Gromnik – the highest peak of the Strzelińskie Hills. In the vicinity of the rock outcrops were encountered traces of settlements from the Upper Palaeolithic, the Mesolithic, the Iron Age as well as the early and late Middle Ages. Also an…
Funeral rites on the southern boundary of the Komarov culture
This paper is the result of Polish and Romanian cooperative investigations of the funeral rites in the Bronze Age in Carpathian area. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of archaeological investigations from the Northern Moldavia where cemeteries of Komarov culture have been excavated since the 19 th century. All data were compared with the results from Komarov sites in the Upper Dnister area of the Ukraine that date to the fi rst…
Flint inventories of Lublin-Volhynian culture burials from sites 1A and 2A in Strzyżów, Hrubieszów district, in light of the archaeological and traseological analysis
Mczyski P. and Zakocielna A. 2017. Flint inventories of Lublin-Volhynian culture burials from sites 1A and 2A in Strzyw, Hrubieszw district, in light of the archaeological and traseological analysis
The Craft of the Goldsmith in Wielbark Culture in the Light of the Finds from the Cemetery at Weklice, Elbląg Commune and Other Necropolis of Roman Period from Elbląg Heights. Technological Studies of…
The paper presents selected aspects the goldsmithery of Wielbark culture in Roman period. Based on analyzes of chemical composition of fi nds from the cemetery at Weklice, site 7, Elbląg commune and fi nds from selected cemeteries of Roman period located on the Elbląg Heights, three main groups of raw materials were separated: gold, silver and copper alloys. They were also discussed selected techniques of production of jewelry and costume element…
Middle and Late Copper Age settlements from the Brînzeni microzone on the Prut river
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Variability in 4th Millennium BC Livestock Management Practices in the Bronocice Region, Southeastern Poland
Livestock management systems are complex refl ections of economic practices. During the mid-fourth millennium BC in southeastern Poland distinct economic activities were revealed using portable x-ray fl uorescence (herein pXRF). Portable X-ray fl uorescence was used to measure elemental levels of strontium in the teeth of cattle, sheep and pig. Strontium is fi xed in dental enamel after a tooth has formed. By comparing strontium in teeth of diffe…
Pietrele 1
The well-known series Archäologie in Eurasien of the Eurasien Abteilung Deutsches Archäologisches Instituts offers, as its 34 th volume, Florian Klimscha's Pietrele 1: Beile und Äxte aus Stein.Distinktion und Kommunikation während der
Professor Henryk Maruszczak – on the fi fth anniversary of his death
Social stratifi cation of the population of the forest-steppe area of the Dnieperland in the Early Scythian period (VII – fi rst half of VI cent. BC)
The paper raises the question of the reconstruction of the social structure of the Early Scythian population of the forest-steppe area of the Dnieperland. In the course of analysis, it was established that the most important elements of funeral rites among the population related to this group, as well as based on ancient writers, are the size and the complexity of burial and mound construction, and the diversity of grave goods. The classifi catio…
About the burial-free kurgans once again
About the burial-free kurgans once
The first cremation traces in the Eneolithic period north of the Carpathian Mountains
The fi rst cremation traces in the Eneolithic period north of the Carpathian Mountains. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne 69
The earthworks at Altheim
In 2012, fi eldwork recommenced at the Altheim earthwork, discovered more than a century ago. The investigation in its immediate environs revealed a second ditched enclosure from the Altheim period, south-east of the previously known structure. The two enclosures are spatially related to one another. It was found that several decimetres of soil have been eroded during the last hundred years in the area of the north earthwork; the very substance o…
Theatrum archaeologicum
In this article I argue that archaeology can be viewed as an “art” of staging the past. Archaeology as a discipline generates accounts of past time by creating some complete narratives which can be textual, visual, or take the form of staged events – a staging. Archaeological fetes and the staged reconstructions which fall under the umbrella term of the so-called historical re-enactment are examples of forms of narrating the past. In this article…
The symbolism of hoard deposition places in the landscape of the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age in the zone of the South Baltic Coastland and Lake Districts
In different cultures the world is described by a variety of signs and symbols. Equally important as reading their meaning is an attempt to describe the relationships between them. Often seemingly unrelated elements of culture are linked by relations on a symbolic level. Research on the relationship between hoards (late Bronze Age and early Iron Age) and local settlement networks indicate such a symbolic connection between border and metal. Under…
Long-distance connections of the south-eastern peripheries of the Lublin region at the time of the Lusatian culture in the light of archival and newly discovered materials
Considering the background of the Lublin Region (Poland), the valley of the Sieniocha river can be described as an area replete with bronze objects dated to the period of the Lusatian culture. Most of them are imports, as their manufacturing was usually beyond the local metallurgists’ skills, chiefl y due to the lack of raw materials. The fi nds originate from distant territories and represent various infl uences (Thraco-Cimmerian, Scythian, of t…
Professor Andrzej Żaki (9th September 1923 – 4th January 2017)
He was born in wirz, a historical town near Lviv, on the 9 th of September 1923. Towards the end of World War II, aki moved to Krakw, where he began studying history at the Philosophical Faculty of the then underground Jagiellonian University. aki received his Master's degree in 1947 but had already become involved in archaeological fi eld research in 1945, under the supervision of Tadeusz Reyman. Between 1947 and 1952 he worked as an expert-insp…
International conference Filling a Space
Filling a Space: Houses -Settlements -Regions is the seventh of the annual international archaeological conferences held in Museum of Regional History in Vynnyky, located on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine (full name: Public Institution of the Council of Lviv Province Museum of Regional History [Komunalny Zaklad Lvivskoy Oblasnoy Rady Istorichko-Kraeznavchiy Muzey]; until 2017: Museum of Regional History in a Town of Vynnyky [Istorichko-Kraeznavch…
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Utilisation of cultivated and wild plants in the economy of the Linear Pottery Culture in the Upper Vistula basin
The current recognition of plant materials obtained from archaeological sites of the Linear Pottery Culture in the Upper Vistula basin made it possible to indicate the species that were cultivated and utilised by the Early Neolithic human communities. The data presented in this paper, referring to the occurrence of macroscopic plant remains of various types, was collected from 23 sites (97 identifi ed taxa). The analyses covered charred remains o…
A cinerary urn from site 21 in Ostrów, Przemyśl District. A contribution to studies on the meaning and role of ornamentation of Early Roman Period ceramic vessels in the Przeworsk culture
A cinerAry urn from site 21 in ostrów, Przemyśl District.A contribution to stuDies on the meAning AnD role of ornAmentAtion of eArly romAn PerioD cerAmic vessels in the Przeworsk culture AbstrAct Lasota-Kuś A. 2018.A cinerary urn from site 21 in Ostrów, Przemyśl District.A contribution to studies on the meaning and role of ornamentation of Early Roman Period ceramic vessels in the Przeworsk culture.Sprawoz
Revisiting the Neolithic chronology of the Dnieper steppe region with consideration of a reservoir effect for human skeletal material
Comparison of radiocarbon dates for human and animal bones from Neolithic cemeteries of the Dnieper region has demonstrated the necessity of using only the non-human material for determining the ages of these sites. This approach has made significant corrections to the dating of the Neolithic cultures in the Ukrainian steppe from the late 6th to the early 5th millennia calBC. The revision of the chronological position of some Surskoy Culture ceme…