Related Papers
Wolin - the Old Town, vol. I: Settlement Structure, Stratigraphy & Chronology
Rębkowski, The Central Settlement of Wolin
2019 •
Marian Rębkowski
The full text of the final chapter of the book: Wolin - the Old Town, vol. I: Settlement Structure, Stratigraphy & Chronology, ed. Marian Rębkowski, Szczecin 2019. The chapter presents development of the main settlement of medieval Wolin in the period c. 800-1400.
Archaeologia Historica Polona
On the origins and chronology of the Wolin emporium
2020 •
Marian Rębkowski
The paper concerns the problem of the origin of Wolin as an emporium in the early Middle Ages. The excavations conducted in the 1960s and 1970s in the Old Town of Wolin recorded extremely rich cultural deposits of considerable thickness, in some cases exceeding eight meters. Results of recent studies on the finds and on the archival documentation from these excavations indicate that it can be dated to the period between circa 800–1400. During this time four main stages of land-use in the place are clearly visible. The second of them, dated since circa 850 up to circa 1100, involved a large settlement of the area of a few hectars with a tightly packed, regularly laid-out wooden buildings and wood-paved communication roads leading to the port. The size of the settlement, its regular layout and a building style are alien to the Baltic Slavic region of that period. Considering also remains of intense craft production recorded on the site, it may be concluded that in that period there wa...
Marian Rębkowski
One of the factors that contributed to the mythologisation of early medieval Wolin was the lack of studies on the archaeological sources and the lack of proper publication of most of the archaeological discoveries made there over the past several decades. The main purpose of the two-volume publication was to publish the evidence documented in the course of the excavations conducted by Władysław Filipowiak in 1970s and 1980s in the Old Town of Wolin. Volume I includes description of the building structures, their chronology, as well as analysis of the spatial layout and development of the settlement between c. 800 and c. 1300 AD.
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
Comparative analysis of early medieval anthropomorphic wooden figurines from Poland. Representations of gods, the deceased or ritual objects?
2020 •
Paweł Szczepanik
Miniature anthropomorphic images, due to their unique character, have attracted the attention of archaeologists for a very long time. This text analyses the forms, significance and functions of items coming from the early Middle Ages, which were discovered in the area of Poland. The set of wooden objects is diverse in terms of form and probably also in terms of meaning. The biggest number of artefacts come from Pomerania, but some of them were found in other places. The Baltic Sea basin will be used as a broad comparative background during this analysis. Information from written sources and from broad anthropological reflection will also be used in an attempt to determinethe functions and meanings of these miniature figurines. Thanks to this analysis, it will be possible to show the importance of anthropomorphic figures in the context of early medieval religion and beliefs.
Lubin. Early Medieval Stronghold at the Mouth of the Oder River.
The Cultural Character and Chronology of the Cemetery on the Castle Hill in Lubin
2018 •
Marian Rębkowski
Chapter 12 of the book Lubin. Early Medieval Stronghold at the Mouth of the Oder River.
Medieval Archaeology
Norse Whetstones in Slavic Areas-Indicators of Long-Distance Networks During the Viking Age and the Middle Ages
2024 •
Irene Baug
SCANDINAVIAN ARTEFACTS FROM THE VIKING AGE ONWARDS are found in Slavic areas, suggesting interactions between Slavs and Scandinavians. In this paper, whetstones from present-day Norway are regarded as a proxy for this contact, and three different locations within the Oder estuary district in present-day north-western Poland are investigated, the Viking-Age town of Wolin, Szczecin Castle Hill and Lubin Stronghold. Geological characterisation and analysis of whetstones indicate that from the 9th/10th to the 13th centuries, whetstones at these sites were largely imported from quarries in present-day Norway, from Mostadmarka in Trøndelag and Eidsborg in Telemark. A reliance on distantly sourced products among Slavic people is demonstrated, and despite cultural and linguistic differences there seem to have been long-lasting networks between Norse and Slavic areas through the centuries.
Scandinavian Elements in the Culture of the Early Medieval Szczecin (8th-12th Century)
Anna Bogumiła Kowalska
Acta Palaeobotanica
Factors of selection and quality of wood used for woodcraft in medieval Polish strongholds and early urban centres
Agnieszka Wacnik
This paper discusses various aspects of the use of wood for crafts in the Middle Ages, based on xylological analyses of 4211 crafted items of everyday use discovered at 62 archaeological sites in Poland. Over 1500 items were identified in the authors’ own analyses, and the remaining taxonomic data were taken from the literature. The research showed that the main types of wood used at the time were Pinus sylvestris, Quercus sp., Fraxinus excelsior, Picea sp. vel Larix sp., Taxus baccata, Alnus sp., Abies alba and Euonymus sp. Nineteen other taxa were used to make a much smaller pool of objects. At most of the analysed sites a similar set of materials was used to produce the items, regardless of their age and location. The choice of wood was selective and was based on the characteristics of particular tree and shrub species. Large coopered vessels were primarily made of wood from Quercus sp., Pinus sylvestris and Taxus baccata. The manufacture of turned utensils usually involved Fraxi...
Harbours of early medieval Wolin in the light of recent research
2013 •
Andrzej Janowski
On Wulfstan’s right hand - the Viking Age emporia in West Slav Lands. 2012
Mateusz Bogucki
