Marcin Diakowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 76639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcin Diakowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcin |
| FAMILY NAME | Diakowski |
| SIGNATURE | DIAKOWSKI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wrocław |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
New data on fossils in the Mesolithic of the Polish Plain
Two fossil shark teeth (B1 and B6/2014) were discovered in a cluster of flints excavated in 2014 on the Mesolithic site Wierzchowo 6, in Pomerania, NW Poland. Found a small distance apart the surface of both teeth displays natural modifications. The apex of tooth B1/2014 was broken off after deposition, and on its surface were some marks of trampling and transport. On tooth B6/2014 marks clustered on three surfaces labelled G1-G3. The most appare…
A Middle Palaeolithic incised bear bone from the Dziadowa Skała Cave, Poland
A fragment of an ursid radius with seventeen incisions (one of them incomplete) was excavated in the 1950s in the Dziadowa Skała Cave in the Częstochowa Upland in southern Poland from a deposit with faunal remains from the Eemian (ca 130–115 kyr). This object has been cited as the earliest evidence of Neanderthal cognitive abilities in the region, but it has been never studied in detail. The artefact has now been re-examined using microscopy and …
Application of computed tomography to the study of Mesolithic portable art
The article describes the application of X‐ray computed tomography to the recording and analysis of ornamentation on the Mesolithic harpoon found at Police in north‐west Poland. The geometric ornament was divided into eight areas. Based on the tomographic data, a method of quantitative analysis of ornamentation was proposed. For lines selected in individual areas, three profiles were determined for which the width, depth and opening angle of the …
Bone, antler, and tooth objects from the late bronze/early Iron Age urnfields in south-western Poland
Objects made of osseous materials are extremely rare in the urnfield burial contexts dated in SW Poland to the late Bronze and early Iron Age (ca. 1300–550 BCE). That may be the result of the cremation process which made the bone/antler artefacts fragmented and difficult to distinguish from human bones, usually densely packed in ceramic urns. We compare data about 95 specimens from four urnfields (Dunino [2], Jarząbkowice [1], Wicina [1], Sękowic…
New find of a Mesolithic antler axe from western Poland
In 2017, a man fishing in the Oder River accidentally discovered an antler-base axe in the village of Domaszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. In-depth study of the axe included analysis of the traces on its surface, radiocarbon dating and paleogenetic analysis, and concluded with the tool’s conservation. Most of the traces casting light on the techniques used in its crafting had been eroded by intensive water action. The axe was made from the unsh…
New radiocarbon dates for ornamented Mesolithic objects from north-west Poland
During the northern European Mesolithic, new types of objects were ornamented with different geometric motifs. Many examples, however, are stray finds and their dating is poorly understood. The authors present new AMS radiocarbon dates for ornamented artefacts from Pomerania that contribute to an absolute chronology of Mesolithic art and allow for new consideration of connections between cultural groups in the western Baltic region. A baton, feat…
Manufacture and use
The microscopic analysis of tool marks on objects from the Late Bronze Age 'shaman's grave' at Przeczyce, Poland, has demonstrated that two wild boar tusk pendants, a bone disc and a set of bone tubes were manufactured exclusively using metal tools. We argue that the tubes were a musical instrument that originally consisted of several separate pieces, rather than a pan flute, as has previously been suggested
Where the snags are
A study of bird remains from the Koziarnia Cave (Poland) revealed the presence of nearly a dozen bony shreds ( snags ) projecting from the natural canals in bones; the snags were made of a material that accumulated during the Late Pleistocene. This paper describes this phenomenon and determines the most probable agent responsible for its occurrence by utilizing observations of snag microstructure, taphonomic analysis of bird assemblages from Kozi…
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
Tools make tools
Analyses of worked faunal remains from three Bronze to Iron Age (c. 900-400 BC) sites in Poland demonstrate changing trends in Central European prehistoric hard-tissue-processing tools and techniques
A Mid Upper Palaeolithic Child Burial from Borsuka Cave (Southern Poland)
During the excavation in the Borsuka Cave site (southern Poland), extraordinary materials were obtained for the study of the Mid Upper Palaeolithic (MUP) settlement in the region. In layer VI, six deciduous teeth of a modern Homo sapiens infant were discovered together with 112 pendants made from the teeth of European elk and steppe wisent or aurochs. The teeth appear to belong to a 12- to 18-month-old child. The sex of the child cannot be determ…
A Mid Upper Palaeolithic Child Burial from Borsuka Cave (Southern Poland)
During the excavation in the Borsuka Cave site (southern Poland), extraordinary materials were obtained for the study of the Mid Upper Palaeolithic (MUP) settlement in the region. In layer VI, six deciduous teeth of a modern Homo sapiens infant were discovered together with 112 pendants made from the teeth of European elk and steppe wisent or aurochs. The teeth appear to belong to a 12- to 18-month-old child. The sex of the child cannot be determ…
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
Application of computed tomography to the study of Mesolithic portable art
The article describes the application of X‐ray computed tomography to the recording and analysis of ornamentation on the Mesolithic harpoon found at Police in north‐west Poland. The geometric ornament was divided into eight areas. Based on the tomographic data, a method of quantitative analysis of ornamentation was proposed. For lines selected in individual areas, three profiles were determined for which the width, depth and opening angle of the …
Tools make tools
Analyses of worked faunal remains from three Bronze to Iron Age (c. 900-400 BC) sites in Poland demonstrate changing trends in Central European prehistoric hard-tissue-processing tools and techniques
A Middle Palaeolithic incised bear bone from the Dziadowa Skała Cave, Poland
A fragment of an ursid radius with seventeen incisions (one of them incomplete) was excavated in the 1950s in the Dziadowa Skała Cave in the Częstochowa Upland in southern Poland from a deposit with faunal remains from the Eemian (ca 130–115 kyr). This object has been cited as the earliest evidence of Neanderthal cognitive abilities in the region, but it has been never studied in detail. The artefact has now been re-examined using microscopy and …
New radiocarbon dates for ornamented Mesolithic objects from north-west Poland
During the northern European Mesolithic, new types of objects were ornamented with different geometric motifs. Many examples, however, are stray finds and their dating is poorly understood. The authors present new AMS radiocarbon dates for ornamented artefacts from Pomerania that contribute to an absolute chronology of Mesolithic art and allow for new consideration of connections between cultural groups in the western Baltic region. A baton, feat…
Manufacture and use
The microscopic analysis of tool marks on objects from the Late Bronze Age 'shaman's grave' at Przeczyce, Poland, has demonstrated that two wild boar tusk pendants, a bone disc and a set of bone tubes were manufactured exclusively using metal tools. We argue that the tubes were a musical instrument that originally consisted of several separate pieces, rather than a pan flute, as has previously been suggested
New find of a Mesolithic antler axe from western Poland
In 2017, a man fishing in the Oder River accidentally discovered an antler-base axe in the village of Domaszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. In-depth study of the axe included analysis of the traces on its surface, radiocarbon dating and paleogenetic analysis, and concluded with the tool’s conservation. Most of the traces casting light on the techniques used in its crafting had been eroded by intensive water action. The axe was made from the unsh…
A Mid Upper Palaeolithic Child Burial from Borsuka Cave (Southern Poland)
During the excavation in the Borsuka Cave site (southern Poland), extraordinary materials were obtained for the study of the Mid Upper Palaeolithic (MUP) settlement in the region. In layer VI, six deciduous teeth of a modern Homo sapiens infant were discovered together with 112 pendants made from the teeth of European elk and steppe wisent or aurochs. The teeth appear to belong to a 12- to 18-month-old child. The sex of the child cannot be determ…
Tools make tools
Analyses of worked faunal remains from three Bronze to Iron Age (c. 900-400 BC) sites in Poland demonstrate changing trends in Central European prehistoric hard-tissue-processing tools and techniques
Where the snags are
A study of bird remains from the Koziarnia Cave (Poland) revealed the presence of nearly a dozen bony shreds ( snags ) projecting from the natural canals in bones; the snags were made of a material that accumulated during the Late Pleistocene. This paper describes this phenomenon and determines the most probable agent responsible for its occurrence by utilizing observations of snag microstructure, taphonomic analysis of bird assemblages from Kozi…
Chronostratigraphy of Jerzmanowician. New data from Koziarnia Cave, Poland
Manufacture and use
The microscopic analysis of tool marks on objects from the Late Bronze Age 'shaman's grave' at Przeczyce, Poland, has demonstrated that two wild boar tusk pendants, a bone disc and a set of bone tubes were manufactured exclusively using metal tools. We argue that the tubes were a musical instrument that originally consisted of several separate pieces, rather than a pan flute, as has previously been suggested
Bone, antler, and tooth objects from the late bronze/early Iron Age urnfields in south-western Poland
Objects made of osseous materials are extremely rare in the urnfield burial contexts dated in SW Poland to the late Bronze and early Iron Age (ca. 1300–550 BCE). That may be the result of the cremation process which made the bone/antler artefacts fragmented and difficult to distinguish from human bones, usually densely packed in ceramic urns. We compare data about 95 specimens from four urnfields (Dunino [2], Jarząbkowice [1], Wicina [1], Sękowic…
New find of a Mesolithic antler axe from western Poland
In 2017, a man fishing in the Oder River accidentally discovered an antler-base axe in the village of Domaszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. In-depth study of the axe included analysis of the traces on its surface, radiocarbon dating and paleogenetic analysis, and concluded with the tool’s conservation. Most of the traces casting light on the techniques used in its crafting had been eroded by intensive water action. The axe was made from the unsh…
New radiocarbon dates for ornamented Mesolithic objects from north-west Poland
During the northern European Mesolithic, new types of objects were ornamented with different geometric motifs. Many examples, however, are stray finds and their dating is poorly understood. The authors present new AMS radiocarbon dates for ornamented artefacts from Pomerania that contribute to an absolute chronology of Mesolithic art and allow for new consideration of connections between cultural groups in the western Baltic region. A baton, feat…
New data on fossils in the Mesolithic of the Polish Plain
Two fossil shark teeth (B1 and B6/2014) were discovered in a cluster of flints excavated in 2014 on the Mesolithic site Wierzchowo 6, in Pomerania, NW Poland. Found a small distance apart the surface of both teeth displays natural modifications. The apex of tooth B1/2014 was broken off after deposition, and on its surface were some marks of trampling and transport. On tooth B6/2014 marks clustered on three surfaces labelled G1-G3. The most appare…
A Middle Palaeolithic incised bear bone from the Dziadowa Skała Cave, Poland
A fragment of an ursid radius with seventeen incisions (one of them incomplete) was excavated in the 1950s in the Dziadowa Skała Cave in the Częstochowa Upland in southern Poland from a deposit with faunal remains from the Eemian (ca 130–115 kyr). This object has been cited as the earliest evidence of Neanderthal cognitive abilities in the region, but it has been never studied in detail. The artefact has now been re-examined using microscopy and …
Application of computed tomography to the study of Mesolithic portable art
The article describes the application of X‐ray computed tomography to the recording and analysis of ornamentation on the Mesolithic harpoon found at Police in north‐west Poland. The geometric ornament was divided into eight areas. Based on the tomographic data, a method of quantitative analysis of ornamentation was proposed. For lines selected in individual areas, three profiles were determined for which the width, depth and opening angle of the …
Archaeology (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · Geology (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (5 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Paleontology (5 works) · Antler (4 works) · Bronze (4 works)