Katarzyna Pyżewicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 131996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katarzyna Pyżewicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katarzyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Pyżewicz |
| SIGNATURE | PYŻEWICZ K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warsaw |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9228-9347 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Life on the Riverbank
The Mesolithic of central Sudan represents a key phase in the long-term development of forager societies in the Middle Nile Valley, unfolding within the environmental framework of the African Humid Period. Khor Shambat 1, located on the west bank of the Nile in Omdurman, preserves a rare stratified sequence of Early, Middle, and Late Mesolithic occupation. Excavations documented settlement features, dense cultural deposits, and two burials. Integ…
Optional and inconvenient additions
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…
Searching for islands of happiness – LBK settlement at Cząstków Polski site XII, Czosnów Commune in Mazovia, Central Poland
Loose finds associated with the LBK have long been recovered during surveys in the Warsaw Basin, Mazovia. Most often, they have been interpreted as remnants of short stays of LBK communities migrating northwards along the Vistula River, or as stopping points of expeditions southwards for flint. Rescue excavations at Cząstków Polski site XII, Czosnów commune, although carried out on a small scale, provide the first possibility of a comprehensive m…
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…
Unusual transformations of sickle-shaped knives made of Ożarów flint
Three raw materials played the greatest role in the flintworking of the Samborzec group of the Mierzanowice culture. Chocolate flints were used to make small arrowheads, banded flints were used to make bifacial axe blades, sickleshaped knives were made from Ożarów flint. The latter were systematically transformed during their use, changing their shape and size. When the blade reached a length of about 11 cm, it could not be shortened any further.…
Biographies of Swiderian blades – various examples from the Polish territory
The article discusses the use of unretouched blades by Swiderian societies. To answer the question regarding the function of the artefacts, we analysed macroscopically and microscopically selected blades from five sites: Kołomań, Kielce district, Świętokrzyskie voivodship, Sulejówek Site 4, Mińsk district, Mazowieckie voivodship, Kochlew Site 1, Krzeczów Site 2 and Troniny Site 5, Wieluń district, Łódzkie voivodship. Based on the results, it can …
Przykłady strategii produkcji i użytkowania paleolitycznych oraz mezolitycznych narzędzi krzemiennych
The monograph summarizes many years of the author’s research on technology and functions of flint specimens. The included examples of the production methods and their use in hunter-gatherer societies refer to Paleolithic and Mesolithic sources collected in Poland and are presented against the broad European background. The works explores the subsequent stages of flint production: from the selection of the material, through the processing and use …
Backed bladelet production among Magdalenian groups in south-eastern Poland - selected examples
In the presented article, we attempted to interpret Magdalenian backed bladelets in terms of recognizing the methods of their production. For this purpose, we studied the microblade technology, the intentional fracturing of blanks using specific procedures, including the microburin technique, and retouching. We applied typological, morphometrical, and morphological studies. We based our conclusions on the results of technological studies of 154 a…
Flint sickles from graves of the Strzyżów culture in the light of use-wear analysis
The presented article aims to interpret the function of the selected flint sickles from the Early Bronze Age. For this purpose, we made a use-wear analysis of 13 sickles coming from the cemeteries of the Strzyżów culture in south-east Poland: Rogalin site 15, Hrubieszów-Podgórze site 1, Hrebenne sites 10 and 31, and Świerszczów site 5 (Hrubieszów district, Lublin province). All analyzed sickles were made of Volhynian flint and represent the sub-t…
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…
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician points were used primarily as hunting weapons
First results of use-wear analysis of the leaf points from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá
In the last century, a big number of specific poplar-leaf shape points were obtained during the archaeological research at the Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá.The assemblage contains numerous points of various sizes, methods of production at different stages of completion.The paper presents the results of usewear analysis of the selected leaf points from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá.The study focuses on the relation between the morphology, raw material use, s…
A multiproxy approach to studying a large prehistoric enclosure in Ojców, Kraków Upland, Poland
Due to the presence of multiple caves and rock shelters as well as flint outcrops, Ojców Upland is a region with an exceptionally high concentration of prehistoric human settlement traces. It has attracted archaeologists for over 150 years, leading to what was considered to have been a proper prospection of the area. Nonetheless, the analysis of airborne laser scanning has recently brought surprising results. In the very centre of the upland, on …
Middle Palaeolithic, Transitional or Upper Palaeolithic
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
On Making of Micoquian Bifacial Backed Tools at Pietraszyn 49a, SW Poland
This paper attempts to show that manufacture of Micoquian bifacial backed tools was structured. Data for this study were collected using a comprehensive analysis of artefacts from the site Pietraszyn 49a, Poland, which is dated to the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Based on the whole data set, it was possible to distinguish four stages of the manufacturing process. During manufacturing, both mineral hammer and organic hammer were used. The …
A microwear study regarding the function of lithic tools in Moravian Epigravettian
Multi-Aspect Analysis of Neolithic Bone Tools From Kopydłowo, Site 6, Poland
The paper presents the results of osteological, typological, and microwear analyses of Neolithic bone tools recovered from Kopydłowo, site 6 (Greater Poland Province, Poland). The site is known for a pit with a number of bovine horn cores, a presumable refuse from Neolithic horn working. A multi-aspect analysis revealed the kinds of raw materials used for the production of bone tools and provided insights into how the specimens were worked and us…
On Making of Micoquian Bifacial Backed Tools at Pietraszyn 49a, SW Poland
This paper attempts to show that manufacture of Micoquian bifacial backed tools was structured. Data for this study were collected using a comprehensive analysis of artefacts from the site Pietraszyn 49a, Poland, which is dated to the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Based on the whole data set, it was possible to distinguish four stages of the manufacturing process. During manufacturing, both mineral hammer and organic hammer were used. The …
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician points were used primarily as hunting weapons
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…
Flint sickles from graves of the Strzyżów culture in the light of use-wear analysis
The presented article aims to interpret the function of the selected flint sickles from the Early Bronze Age. For this purpose, we made a use-wear analysis of 13 sickles coming from the cemeteries of the Strzyżów culture in south-east Poland: Rogalin site 15, Hrubieszów-Podgórze site 1, Hrebenne sites 10 and 31, and Świerszczów site 5 (Hrubieszów district, Lublin province). All analyzed sickles were made of Volhynian flint and represent the sub-t…
A multiproxy approach to studying a large prehistoric enclosure in Ojców, Kraków Upland, Poland
Due to the presence of multiple caves and rock shelters as well as flint outcrops, Ojców Upland is a region with an exceptionally high concentration of prehistoric human settlement traces. It has attracted archaeologists for over 150 years, leading to what was considered to have been a proper prospection of the area. Nonetheless, the analysis of airborne laser scanning has recently brought surprising results. In the very centre of the upland, on …
Middle Palaeolithic, Transitional or Upper Palaeolithic
Multi-Aspect Analysis of Neolithic Bone Tools From Kopydłowo, Site 6, Poland
The paper presents the results of osteological, typological, and microwear analyses of Neolithic bone tools recovered from Kopydłowo, site 6 (Greater Poland Province, Poland). The site is known for a pit with a number of bovine horn cores, a presumable refuse from Neolithic horn working. A multi-aspect analysis revealed the kinds of raw materials used for the production of bone tools and provided insights into how the specimens were worked and us…
A microwear study regarding the function of lithic tools in Moravian Epigravettian
On Making of Micoquian Bifacial Backed Tools at Pietraszyn 49a, SW Poland
This paper attempts to show that manufacture of Micoquian bifacial backed tools was structured. Data for this study were collected using a comprehensive analysis of artefacts from the site Pietraszyn 49a, Poland, which is dated to the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Based on the whole data set, it was possible to distinguish four stages of the manufacturing process. During manufacturing, both mineral hammer and organic hammer were used. The …
First results of use-wear analysis of the leaf points from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá
In the last century, a big number of specific poplar-leaf shape points were obtained during the archaeological research at the Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá.The assemblage contains numerous points of various sizes, methods of production at different stages of completion.The paper presents the results of usewear analysis of the selected leaf points from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá.The study focuses on the relation between the morphology, raw material use, s…
A multiproxy approach to studying a large prehistoric enclosure in Ojców, Kraków Upland, Poland
Due to the presence of multiple caves and rock shelters as well as flint outcrops, Ojców Upland is a region with an exceptionally high concentration of prehistoric human settlement traces. It has attracted archaeologists for over 150 years, leading to what was considered to have been a proper prospection of the area. Nonetheless, the analysis of airborne laser scanning has recently brought surprising results. In the very centre of the upland, on …
Middle Palaeolithic, Transitional or Upper Palaeolithic
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
Przykłady strategii produkcji i użytkowania paleolitycznych oraz mezolitycznych narzędzi krzemiennych
The monograph summarizes many years of the author’s research on technology and functions of flint specimens. The included examples of the production methods and their use in hunter-gatherer societies refer to Paleolithic and Mesolithic sources collected in Poland and are presented against the broad European background. The works explores the subsequent stages of flint production: from the selection of the material, through the processing and use …
Backed bladelet production among Magdalenian groups in south-eastern Poland - selected examples
In the presented article, we attempted to interpret Magdalenian backed bladelets in terms of recognizing the methods of their production. For this purpose, we studied the microblade technology, the intentional fracturing of blanks using specific procedures, including the microburin technique, and retouching. We applied typological, morphometrical, and morphological studies. We based our conclusions on the results of technological studies of 154 a…
Flint sickles from graves of the Strzyżów culture in the light of use-wear analysis
The presented article aims to interpret the function of the selected flint sickles from the Early Bronze Age. For this purpose, we made a use-wear analysis of 13 sickles coming from the cemeteries of the Strzyżów culture in south-east Poland: Rogalin site 15, Hrubieszów-Podgórze site 1, Hrebenne sites 10 and 31, and Świerszczów site 5 (Hrubieszów district, Lublin province). All analyzed sickles were made of Volhynian flint and represent the sub-t…
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…
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician points were used primarily as hunting weapons
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…
Unusual transformations of sickle-shaped knives made of Ożarów flint
Three raw materials played the greatest role in the flintworking of the Samborzec group of the Mierzanowice culture. Chocolate flints were used to make small arrowheads, banded flints were used to make bifacial axe blades, sickleshaped knives were made from Ożarów flint. The latter were systematically transformed during their use, changing their shape and size. When the blade reached a length of about 11 cm, it could not be shortened any further.…
Biographies of Swiderian blades – various examples from the Polish territory
The article discusses the use of unretouched blades by Swiderian societies. To answer the question regarding the function of the artefacts, we analysed macroscopically and microscopically selected blades from five sites: Kołomań, Kielce district, Świętokrzyskie voivodship, Sulejówek Site 4, Mińsk district, Mazowieckie voivodship, Kochlew Site 1, Krzeczów Site 2 and Troniny Site 5, Wieluń district, Łódzkie voivodship. Based on the results, it can …
Optional and inconvenient additions
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…
Searching for islands of happiness – LBK settlement at Cząstków Polski site XII, Czosnów Commune in Mazovia, Central Poland
Loose finds associated with the LBK have long been recovered during surveys in the Warsaw Basin, Mazovia. Most often, they have been interpreted as remnants of short stays of LBK communities migrating northwards along the Vistula River, or as stopping points of expeditions southwards for flint. Rescue excavations at Cząstków Polski site XII, Czosnów commune, although carried out on a small scale, provide the first possibility of a comprehensive m…
Life on the Riverbank
The Mesolithic of central Sudan represents a key phase in the long-term development of forager societies in the Middle Nile Valley, unfolding within the environmental framework of the African Humid Period. Khor Shambat 1, located on the west bank of the Nile in Omdurman, preserves a rare stratified sequence of Early, Middle, and Late Mesolithic occupation. Excavations documented settlement features, dense cultural deposits, and two burials. Integ…
Geography (13 works) · Archaeology (12 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (10 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Geology (9 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works) · Cave (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 works)