The Puzzle of Silesia’s Pre-Roman Iron Age

The Settlement at Graniczna Street in Wrocław

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ID11387739
AuthorsJoanna A Markiewicz (0000-0002-1926-4300, Department of Archaeology, corresponding author), Joanna Markiewicz (0000-0002-0716-8709)
Year2024
Issue39
Pages149-195
Publication date2024-10-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Archaeologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0208-6034 • E-ISSN: 2449-8300
PublisherUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/0208-6034.39.05
OpenAlexW4403810567
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited4

In the autumn of 2014, rescue excavations were carried out at 4A Graniczna Street in Muchobór Wielki, Wrocław. The 2-hectare excavation area yielded remains of a multi-phase settlement, including a stage from the pre-Roman Iron Age. The excavated finds primarily consisted of pottery vessel fragments, alongside a well-preserved middle La Tène Mötschwil-type brooch, daub, and animal bones. Among the identified features were pits, postholes, pit houses, and the remains of a ground-level post building with a well. However, while the structure dates to the Iron Age, its exact chronology remains a subject of debate. The discovery of this late pre-Roman Iron Age settlement in the Ślęza river zone provides further evidence that the area featured a network of settlements dating to the earliest phases of the late pre-Roman period. These settlements bridge the chronological gap between the decline of the Lower Silesian La Tène culture settlement and the earliest discoveries associated with the classical Przeworsk style

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Iron Age · Settlement (finance · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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