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A Surprise from the East. A Quiver or Bowcase Loop from the Ancillary Settlement in Gdańsk
(the Authors, 2023-12-29) Janowski, Andrzej
Archaeological explorations carried out between Tartaczna and Panieńska streets in Gdańsk has provided a wealth of movable historical artefacts. One of them is a quiver/bowcase loop made of antler. The article discusses typological classification, comparative analysis, dating and ethnocultural characteristics of the artefact. Antler and iron elements of quivers and bowcases are very rare in Poland and all of them are considered to be elements of foreign culture: Rus’ or Hungarian.
Burials with Buckets in Early Medieval Poland: A Pagan or Christian Custom?
(Fundacja Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego, 2015) Kurasiński, Tomasz
This paper examines the custom of burying the dead with buckets in the context of ideological and religious changes in early medieval Poland. The corpus of sources for this study includes around 350 vessels discovered at over 100 cemeteries. Because Christianization of funerary practices was a multifaceted and long-term process, in which the gradual introduction of Christian motifs led to elimination or adaptation of pagan rites, it is difficult to determine whether a particular object deposited in the grave was regarded as purely “Christian” or “pagan”. This problem also relates to buckets. It seems that buckets were placed in graves as part of the so-called cult of the dead, a practice which was expressed through feasts that involved both the living and the dead. Buckets were filled with liquids and food with the intention to facilitate the journey to the Otherworld and to protect the living against the undesired return of the deceased. Burials with buckets, therefore, may have aroused concerns among the clergy and could have been regarded as practices associated with pagan traditions that deviated considerably from Christian norms and newly introduced funerary customs.
From Prosperity to Oblivion: The Slavic Settlement at Gaarz in Ostholstein
(Fundacja Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego, 2018) Hölscher, David F.
On several occasions during the 20th c. archaeological finds were brought to light at Gaarz. A great part of the finds from this site in Ostholstein (Germany) hints at a Slavic settlement there. During surveys with the metal detector from the year 2012 onwards, a steadily growing mass of metal finds was uncovered. Some of these are of high quality and attest to wealth which exceeds the scope of merely rural settlements. In this paper some of the archaeological material is presented and the function of this “new” site in the vicinity of the central place of Starigard/Oldenburg is discussed.
Historical Cultural Spaces – Adaptation and Functioning. The Case of the Museum of the First Piasts at Lednica
(Fundacja Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego, 2018) Tabaka, Arkadiusz
Interest in Ostrow Lednicki started in the mid-19th century. In 1858–1874, information was gathered about its stone buildings, burials, rampart construction, bridges, and numerous other finds. On 12th March 1930, Ostrow Lednicki was entered into the Register of Historical Monuments. Today, a team of archaeologists working on the island discovers new data and processes the materials found (numerous monographs have been written about the discoveries). In 1982, a team for interdisciplinary studies on Ostrow Lednicki and its settlement complex was appointed. In 1989, the journal ‘Studia Lednickie’ (‘Lednica Studies’) was created, followed in 1991 by the publishing series entitled Biblioteka Studiow Lednickich (Library of Lednica Studies). In 1988, the Lednica Landscape Park was created with the view to protecting the monuments on the island and the landscape in the areas around Lake Lednica. New branches and specialist laboratories were established: the Greater Poland Ethnographic Park, the Giecz Early Piast Stronghold Archaeological Reserve, the Grzybowo Stronghold Archaeological Reserve, and the Archaeological Laboratory on Ostrow Radziński. The Museum organises exhibitions in Poland and abroad. It is also a scientific research institution, which popularises knowledge by publishing prospectuses, guides and brochures, producing films, offering museum lessons, and organising mass events.
Nieinwazyjne i małoinwazyjne badania archeologiczne grodziska w Horbowie-Kolonii, w powiecie bialskim, w województwie lubelskim, w roku 2021
(Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie, 2021) Piotrowski, Marcin; Piotrowska, Patrycja; Kłosińska, Elżbieta Małgorzata
The article concerns the research of an early medieval fortified settlement in Horbowo-Kolonia, site 10, in the Biała Podlaska district, Lublin voivodeship (AZP 60-88/88-10). The studies were non-invasive and minimally invasive, with the use of geological probing, geophysics and archaeological remote sensing. On their basis, it was established that the fortified settlement in Horbowo is a two- rampart structure with a moat between the ramparts. The main (internal) rampart is made of one row of boxes, with a gate in its eastern part. Apart from the area from the fortified settlement, its immediate vicinity („podgrodzie”) was also examined.
Stanowisko nr 20 w Przemyślu w świetle badań wykopaliskowych. Cz. 1. Analiza typologiczno-chronologiczna źródeł ruchomych pozyskanych w trakcie badań w latach 2005–2007
(Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie, 2019) Bober, Monika
Site No. 20 covers the area on the west side of the cathedral church, around the building of the former Cathedral School at the Cathedral Square. This site is an important research point in Przemyśl. The discussed area has an extensive stratigraphy. The elevated nature of the place is a remain of an earth rampart from the Early Middle Ages. Below the rampart intensive settlement was uncovered. This is evidenced by the considerable thickness of the settlement layer, the presence of immovable features and plenty of movable finds. The traces of features make it possible to distinguish two phases of open settlement at the examined site – the Roman phase and the Early Middle Ages phase. The article presents the results of a typological and chronological analysis of movable artefacts obtained in the course of excavations at site No. 20 in Przemyśl carried out in the years 2005–2007. The analysis of the site stratigraphy will be the subject of a separate article.
Wczesnośredniowieczne cmentarzysko kurhanowe w Międzygórzu, pow. Opatów, woj. świętokrzyskie (Międzygórz, stan. 44). Wyniki badań wykopaliskowych w latach 2006–2009
(Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie, 2023-12) Florek, Marek
The article discusses the results of excavations carried out in 2006–2009 at the Early Medieval barrow cemetery in Międzygórz. During the excavations, 5 burial mounds were identified. In all of them, cremation burials were found. In four cases, the burned remains of the deceased were scattered directly on the surface of the mounds or originally deposited in some organic containers, and in one example they were placed in a pottery urn placed on the top of the mound. There were also remains that could be associated with funeral ceremonies held at the cemetery and in honour of the dead. The cemetery should be dated to the 8 th –9 th century.
Wielowymiarowe analizy statystyczne jako narzędzie do podziału typologicznego form naczyń na przykładzie wczesnośredniowiecznej ceramiki z Wiślicy
(Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie, 2017) Glińska, Nina
The article presents the formal diversity of the Early Medieval vessels from Wiślica. The vessels were described by means of proportions of dimensions and stylistic features, treated as nominal variables, which became the basis for statistical analysis (cluster analysis and principal components analysis). The measurement scheme is presented in figure 2. Based on the obtained results, vessels have been divided into 8 types. The first four ones included pots with a S-shaped profile. Other types consist of vessels with one, more visible element, i.e.: there are vessels with a cylindrical neck in type V, vessels with a long, straight neck, with a strongly flaring rim in type VI, vessels with an angular connection between the neck and the body, marked with a fault are included in type VII, and double-conical vessels are in type VIII. What is more, an attempt has also been made to trace the relative chronology of pottery vessel types, based on stratigraphic relations observed at the sites, where they were excavated. In the case of vessels type VI-VIII, it allowed us to determine their most probable period of occurrence. Other vessels belong to long-lasting forms.
Zróżnicowanie surowcowe wczesnośredniowiecznej ceramiki z Wiślicy w świetle wyników badań chemicznych
(Muzeum Okręgowe w Rzeszowie; Instytut Archeologii UR; Fundacja Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego; Oficyna Wydawnicza „Zimowit”, 2015) Glińska, Nina; Młodecka, Halina
The article presents the results of the analysis of the chemical composition of selected fragments of early medieval pottery from Wiślica. Ceramics on the basis of the type of clay and the type, size, quantity and distribution of mineral admixtures was divided into five groups of raw materials. Each group was chosen after 11 samples. Chemical research aimed to verify and clarify the proposed division. Their results confirm the general outline of the earlier partition on groups. In all analyses clearly stood out I group. It is made of plastic clay that includes in its composition a significant amount of crumbled calcium carbonate. The remaining sample form two groups. On the basis of the chemical composition, you can assume that the ceramics group II and V and III of settlement is made from the clay more ductile. The ceramics of group IV and III (Regia) is made of clay less ductile as indicated by the higher content of mineral admixture and a lower value of Al2O3/SiO2.