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The article is a preliminary presentation of the project “Inventory of selected relics of the Battle of Warsaw 1920”, commissioned by the Masovian Monuments Preservation Officer and carried out in 2020 – the centenary of the battle, known also as the “Miracle on the Vistula”. The research was carried out by the Hereditas Foundation in cooperation with the Forest Research Institute and the Historical...
The three-part hillfort in Lubomia, Wodzisław district (site 1, AZP 103-41/50) is the largest, one of the best preserved and one of the best excavated, early medieval hillforts of Śląskie Voivodeship. The aim of the authors was to integrate the archival research with the outcomes of remote sensing methods and, as a result, to supplement knowledge on the monument. The first of the applied methods was...
The article is devoted to the presentation of pottery and sunken features of Neolithic cultures discovered at site 2 in Zagórze. The rich materials were acquired as a result of large-scale rescue excavations on the A4 motorway on the Wieliczka-Bochnia loess. 67,948 fragments of pottery were excavated, deposited in the fills of 1237 Neolithic features or in the so-called cultural layer. This material...
The article describes the archaeological works carried out in February 2020 in the crypts of the church of the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Szczuczyn (Podlaskie Voivodeship). Works in the crypts in Szczuczyn had been carried out since 2013, however in this case the main aim of the work was to collect botanical samples to analyse the vegetation that was used in the early modern funeral rite....
The article presents the results of archaeological research carried out in connection with the construction of the S3 expressway. At the site in Szymanowice, traces of a settlement from the younger Stone Age and the Bronze Age were discovered. In the course of the research, relics of buildings were distinguished that could be connected with adjacent features to form separate homesteads, as well as...
The article discusses the problem of devastation of archaeological sites, the aim of which is to acquire portable historic objects but without the use of electronic equipment. This type of search, unlike the one carried out with the use of metal detectors, is not regulated by law. Examples of prehistoric metal ornaments and elements of clothing that have found their way to scrap yards indicate that...
The article presents the results of archaeological excavations carried out in 2016 in connection with the construction of the S8 expressway, at Stara Wieś 24 site. As a result of the research, relics of a settlement of the Lusatian Urnfield culture from the Hallstatt period were discovered, which are the subject of this article.
The article discusses the current legal status regarding the methods of dealing with closed, threatened with destruction or accidentally discovered early modern cemeteries and burial sites, especially the war related.
The article presents the results of archaeological rescue excavations conducted on the battlefield of Wagram. As a result of prospection with the use of metal detectors, more than 7000 objects connected with this event were found. During the excavations, more than 500 archaeological features were unearthed, including 25 graves related to the battle of the 5th and 6th July 1809, and the Habsburg army...
The article presents the results of archaeological research carried out at the site of a former World War I cemetery (1915) in connection with the construction of the S8 road. As a result of the research, 27 graves containing the remains of 32 people were discovered. In 10 graves, soldiers of the Russian army were buried, in 7 – soldiers of the German army, and in the remaining 10 graves no equipment...
The article is an attempt to propose certain procedures and to discuss the methodology of archaeological research related to the relics of the 20th century field fortifications. Such research is conducted mainly in connection with the construction of road infrastructure in Poland.
In 2016, archaeological research was carried out in the crypt under the chancel of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Piaseczno. The article presents the problems related to its exploration. It discusses the fabrics that were found inside. The authors tried to indicate the impact of the functioning Marian Sanctuary on the resources of the church and to associate this fact with...
Archaeological research in the crypt of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Łuków was conducted by the Institute of Archaeology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. During the research, the crypt was cleared of contemporary rubbish, three trenches and two trial excavations were delineated. Additional wall and foundation reinforcements made in 1889 were discovered. Among other...
The part of Opatów situated on the northern side of the Opatówka river is called Żmigród. This is the area of the oldest early medieval settlement. It is the location of e.g.: a pagan place of the Slavic dragon deity (Żmij), a hillfort from the 11th-13th centuries and the first municipal commune. Archaeological research has confirmed the existence of an early-municipal settlement here before the end...
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