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Animals, Feb 1, 2024

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Castrum Lubenov. Tragiczne dzieje średniowiecznej wieży w Lubrzy / Castrum Lubenov. The tragic history of the medieval tower in Lubrza, Dec 31, 2022

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Apr 3, 2016

PhD E. WrightElizabeth Wright (Ed.) . Released: 2016-04-03. Open Context. Base de données biométr... more PhD E. WrightElizabeth Wright (Ed.) . Released: 2016-04-03. Open Context. Base de données biométriques chez les grands Bovidés (Bos

Landform Analysis, 2011

The paper presents development of cultural landscape in Central Great Poland, in the Ostrów Ledni... more The paper presents development of cultural landscape in Central Great Poland, in the Ostrów Lednicki settlement complex during the Early Medieval times in the light of vegetation history and faunal records. The destruction of hornbeam forests The differences in vegetation cover between areas of moraine upland and outwash plains was demonstrated. Archaeozoological studies showed the dominant role of pig and cattle in the Early Medieval animal economy. Relatively high representation of hare remains among wild animals, corresponds with palaeobotanical data and confirms the dominance of open, cultural landscape.

Post-Pleniglacial recolonisation of the Great European Lowland. Folia Quaternaria, 1999

Streszczenie angielskie: In the early 1990s another Hamburgian settlement was discovered in the n... more Streszczenie angielskie: In the early 1990s another Hamburgian settlement was discovered in the northern part of the Polish Plain-the most eastern and northern settlement known up to now. The paper discusses initial results of the international research program that was built up around this discovery:(1) stratigraphy and geomorphology of the site;(2) general characteristic of the lithic industry, and (3) faunal remains. The site at Mirkowice creates an exceptional situation for modern environmental studies of the Late Glacial, including ...

Religia i wierzenia społeczenstw pradziejowych i wczesnego sredniowiecza w swietle zródeł archeologicznych i sztuki, 2023

The article presents preliminary reflections on the horse in the magic and religion of the early ... more The article presents preliminary reflections on the horse in the magic and religion of
the early medieval Western Slavs. They are based on data obtained within the framework of the grant entitled: “Horse in Poland in the Times of the Early Piasts and Internal Fragmentation. An Interdisciplinary Study”. During the project, data on the horse were collected from 318 sites, with skulls discovered at 49 sites and skeletons at 20 sites. Both skulls, skeletons, and single bones were examined in terms of biological, taphonomic, and biomolecular features (aDNA and strontium isotope). The data obtained, in conjunction with the archaeological context and historical data, allowed a number of assertions to be made. Attention was drawn to the rare occurrence of horse deposits in areas of the Vistula and Oder river basins compared to other regions inhabited by Prussians, Scandinavians and Germans. Horse bodies and skulls (deliberately devoid of soft tissue) were deposited as magical props. It cannot be ruled out that horses with visible conditions acquired through mechanical injury or bacterial inflammation were given magical significance. Strontium studies allowed us to identify both individuals making periodic migrations and those spending their lives in one place. Genetic studies show that some horses buried in burial grounds were black in colour, thus corresponding to the symbolism of colours attributed to the chthonic spheres. Some of the skulls radiocarbon dated to modern times, and found within early medieval human settlements, indicate the survival of pagan customs in the new religious worldview. It was also noted that figural representations of horse silhouettes, with their heads turned backwards, allude to the burial ceremony, during which the animal’s neck and head were twisted towards its croup. One conclusion, at the current stage of the project, is that the best-documented sacred-mythical uses of the horse were both specific and varied.
Individuals of this species may have been: a) sacrificial animals, b) apotropaic animals, c) divinatory animals and d) cosmological figures. However, some of the registered source (context) materials still need to be clarified and require further in-depth reflection.

Roczniki Akademii Rolniczej w Poznaniu 164, Archeozoologia 10, 1985

The article reports the results of the analysis of animal remains from the Funnelbeaker culture s... more The article reports the results of the analysis of animal remains from the Funnelbeaker culture settlement. A settlement located in the Chełmno Land, in northern Poland, on the right side of the Vistula. The remains of ovicaprids and pigs dominated, with the least cattle. Fur wild mammals were also recognized: a badger, a polecat and one fox skeleton. Birds and fish were also recognized.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), May 19, 2022

LL and DM provided archaeological material. CA provided modern tissue samples. DM and JHB provide... more LL and DM provided archaeological material. CA provided modern tissue samples. DM and JHB provided archaeological and historical context. LMA and LMG conducted the lab work. LMA and BS designed the genomic analysis and LMA conducted the analysis. LMA, BS, and JHB conceptualized and designed the study. LMA wrote the manuscript with contributions from BS and JHB. All authors read, revised, and agreed to the final manuscript.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Jun 7, 2021

Genomic assignment tests can provide important diagnostic biological characteristics, such as pop... more Genomic assignment tests can provide important diagnostic biological characteristics, such as population of origin or ecotype. In ancient DNA research, such characters can provide further information on population continuity, evolution, climate change, species migration, or trade, depending on archaeological context. Yet, assignment tests often rely on moderate-to high-coverage sequence data, which can be difficult to obtain for many ancient specimens and in ecological studies, which often use sequencing techniques such as ddRAD to bypass the need for costly whole-genome sequencing. We have developed a novel approach that efficiently assigns biologically relevant information (such as population identity or structural variants) in extremely low-coverage sequence data. First, we generate databases from existing reference data using a subset of diagnostic Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with a biological characteristic. Low coverage alignment files from ancient specimens are subsequently compared to these databases to ascertain allelic state yielding a joint probability for each association. To assess the efficacy of this approach, we assigned inversion haplotypes and population identity in several species including Heliconius butterflies, Atlantic herring, and Atlantic cod. We used both modern and ancient specimens, including the first whole-genome sequence data recovered from ancient herring bones. The method accurately assigns biological characteristics, including population membership, using extremely low-coverage (e.g. 0.0001x fold) based on genome-wide SNPs. This approach will therefore increase the number of ancient samples in ecological and bioarchaeological research for which relevant biological information can be obtained. .

Journal of Archaeological Science

International Journal of Paleopathology

Journal of Field Archaeology

The origin and dissemination of paired horse burials and the implications of adopting wheeled veh... more The origin and dissemination of paired horse burials and the implications of adopting wheeled vehicle technology on Bronze Age European societies has not been extensively studied. To address this, we present the chronological, artifactual, DNA, contextual, and zooarchaeological analytical results from a Bronze Age double-horse burial in a barrow from Husiatyn, Podolia Upland, western Ukraine. The burial was radiocarbon dated to the 15th century B.C., and the preserved antler bridle elements are stylistically similar to those from the Carpathian-Danube area. The coat color of the Husiatyn horses was determined from ancient DNA analysis, and their arrangement facing each other, combined with little evidence of lesions on their bones and teeth, suggest they were well treated and probably ridden and/or harnessed to a chariot/cart. We argue that Middle Bronze Age Trzciniec Circle communities northeast of the Carpathians adopted the chariot package as a useful component of their elaborate funerary rituals.

Scientific Reports

The domestic cat is the world's most popular pet and one of the most detrimental predators in... more The domestic cat is the world's most popular pet and one of the most detrimental predators in terrestrial ecosystems. Effective protection of wildlife biodiversity demands detailed tracking of cat trophic ecology, and stable isotopes serve as a powerful proxy in dietary studies. However, a variable diet can make an isotopic pattern unreadable in opportunistic predators. To evaluate the usefulness of the isotopic method in cat ecology, we measured C and N isotope ratios in hundreds of archaeological cat bones. We determined trends in cat trophic paleoecology in northern Europe by exploiting population-scale patterns in animals from diverse locations. Our dataset shows a high variability of isotopic signals related to the socio-economic and/or geomorphological context. This points toward regularities in isotopic patterns across past cat populations. We provide a generalized guide to interpret the isotopic ecology of cats, emphasizing that regional isotopic baselines have a major i...

Pamatky Archeologicke, 2013

The Early Medieval settlement at Roztoky (Prague-west district, Central Bohemia) represents an ex... more The Early Medieval settlement at Roztoky (Prague-west district, Central Bohemia) represents an extraordinary case and, at the same time, a difficult challenge in terms of interpretation among sites of the Prague-type Culture (6th–7th century AD). Primarily, the high overall number of settlement features of the given culture is what makes this site unique and puzzling. To date, more than 300 sunken houses of this culture have been captured at the site (with an area size of min. 22 ha) and their overall number can be estimated as being at least double this amount. On the one hand, the site is specific also by its landscape setting (at the base of a canyon-like valley) and by its discontinuity in relation to the preceding and the following periods. On the other hand, the site lacks finds that would allow for a clear interpretation in terms of its function (e.g. production features, tools or waste materials, luxury goods, etc.). Finds of the Prague-type Culture were first discovered at ...

This paper argues that strategies for environmental exploitation developed by the Teutonic Order ... more This paper argues that strategies for environmental exploitation developed by the Teutonic Order in the eastern Baltic, following the crusades, were fundamental to the development and sustainability of its domains. It draws on a suite of environmental archaeology and written data gathered within the framework of the "Ecology of Crusading" project.

Animals, 2024

Animals, Feb 1, 2024

Castrum Lubenov. Tragiczne dzieje średniowiecznej wieży w Lubrzy / Castrum Lubenov. The tragic history of the medieval tower in Lubrza, Dec 31, 2022

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Apr 3, 2016

Landform Analysis, 2011

Post-Pleniglacial recolonisation of the Great European Lowland. Folia Quaternaria, 1999

Religia i wierzenia społeczenstw pradziejowych i wczesnego sredniowiecza w swietle zródeł archeologicznych i sztuki, 2023

Roczniki Akademii Rolniczej w Poznaniu 164, Archeozoologia 10, 1985

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), May 19, 2022

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Jun 7, 2021

Journal of Archaeological Science

International Journal of Paleopathology

Journal of Field Archaeology

Scientific Reports

Pamatky Archeologicke, 2013

Animals, 2024

book, 2023

The book contains numerical and qualitative data on horse bone finds in early medieval Poland. In... more The book contains numerical and qualitative data on horse bone finds in early medieval Poland. In three catalogues, the authors have collected information on three types of finds: a) horse bones among kitchen waste, b) skeletons and c) skulls. Based on the collected data, the significance of the horse in different regions, historical phases, strongholds and settlements is synthetically described. For skeletons, the presence of anatomical elements and their arrangement in situ are described. For skulls, macroscopic morphological features and dental features are given. In skeletons and skulls, their biological features are presented (age, sex, height at the withers, pathological changes and taphonomy). In addition, for some individuals, haplogroup affiliation and coat colour are given.

Biblioteka Studiów Lednickich tom VI, 2001

The book considers animal bone remains obtained during archaeological excavation studies. In the ... more The book considers animal bone remains obtained during archaeological excavation studies. In the majority of the excavation reports, the basic information gathered by the researchers is the proportional participation of bone remains of the particular species and families of animals. On the basis of the analyses of archaeozoological studies, the archaeologists and historians advanced a thesis about the economic transformations that took place in the early Middle Ages on the Polish territory. These transformations referred to the breeding system of domestic mammals and involved the increase of the number of bred pigs and the decrease of the livestock of cattle.
Ostrów Lednicki and the settlement complex connected with it played a particularly important administrative, political and economic role in the initial period of the creation of the Polish State under the early Piast dynasty. The available studies referring to the above mentioned centre concentrated on political and social problems. Due to the scarcity of written sources, significantly less attention was devoted to the economic problems including meat consumption, animal breeding and fishing. However, systematic archaeological studies, particularly those from the 1960-ies supplied numerous collections of animal bone remains. This permitted the formulation of research tasks referring to the mentioned economic problems.
The objective of the present work is the analysis of these problems in the settlement complex of Ostrów Lednicki in the period of Middle Ages from mid-9th till the 15th century.
The present work is the first attempt to utilize animal bone remains for the reconstruction of breeding and consumption patterns in the mentioned settlement complex by the application of research methods used in archaeozoology.
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The second volume of the publication presenting the archaeological evidence registered in 1970s a... more The second volume of the publication presenting the archaeological evidence registered in 1970s and 1980s in the Old Town of Wolin. The book contains a collection of studies on the finds obtained during the excavations, which are basically ordered according to the criterion of the raw material from which they were made.

Autor przedstawia faunę historyczną Poznania, jej znaczenie dla rozwoju miasta oraz zmiany w stru... more Autor przedstawia faunę historyczną Poznania, jej znaczenie dla rozwoju miasta oraz zmiany w strukturze, począwszy od około IX wieku aż do początków XX. Podstawą źródłową analiz i rozważań stały się badania archeozoologiczne szczątków kostnych wydobytych podczas wykopalisk przeprowadzonych na Ostrowie Tumskim, Starym Mieście oraz w kilku miejscowościach położonych w pobliżu Poznania.

Osada jest położona około 3 km na północ od wsi Zawada, po prawej stronie starej szosy prowadzące... more Osada jest położona około 3 km na północ od wsi Zawada, po prawej stronie starej szosy prowadzącej z Zielonej Góry do Sulechowa. Stanowisko jest ulokowana na terasie zalewowej Odry, na niewielkim wyniesieniu, na prawym brzegu Zimnego Potoku, który na tym odcinku Pradoliny Warszawsko-Berlińskiej (Doliny Środkowej Odry) jest jej głównym lewobrzeżnym dopływem, płynąc do niej równolegle w odległości 3-6 km (ryc. 1).
Stanowisko odkrył w 1960 roku Edward Dąbrowski (1969, s. 292; 1975, s. 75, przyp. 12). W 1963 roku odkrywca obiektu przeprowadził wstępne badania archeologiczne
(Kołodziejski 1966, s. 42), a dwa lata później, przy udziale Mieczysława Kaczkowskiego, kolejne sondażowe wykopaliska (Kaczkowski 1975, s. 61, przyp. 34). W 1966 roku obiekt został wpisany do Rejestru Zabytków Województwa Zielonogórskiego jako wczesnośredniowieczne grodzisko, z chronologią określoną ramowo na VIII-XII wiek (Kałagate, Magda 1994, s. 329). Wiadomo także, że prace wykopaliskowe były prowadzone w 1968 roku, ponieważ w archiwum MAŚN znajdują się fragmenty naczyń z numerami inwentarzowymi pochodzącymi z tego okresu. Kolejne prace przeprowadzono w ramach akcji AZP w 1984 roku. W tym samym roku wykonano plan warstwicowy stanowiska. W 1998 roku, pod kierownictwem Jarosława Lewczuka, zrealizowano kolejne badania powierzchniowe, podczas których znaleziono 20 fragmentów ceramiki. W okresie od 6 lipca 1992 roku do 7 sierpnia 1992 roku przeprowadzono stacjonarne badania archeologiczne, które poprzedzone były jednodniowym wstępnym rekonesansem stanowiska (27 marca 1992 roku). Badaniami kierowali mgr Marlena Magda i mgr Sławomir Kałagate, finansowano je z funduszu Wojewódzkiego Konserwatora Zabytków Archeologicznych. Głównym celem przeprowadzonych wówczas badań była próba uściślenia chronologii, a także weryfikacja wcześniejszych przypuszczeń, że odkryte stanowisko może być grodziskiem. Podjęcie wykopalisk było uzasadnione także stałym i postępującym niszczeniem stanowiska na skutek prac rolnych.
W trakcie przeprowadzonych badań założono dwa wykopy i jeden rów sondażowy o łącznej powierzchni około 3,5 ara. Odkryto piętnaście obiektów wczesnośredniowiecznych i trzy skupiska ceramiki pradziejowej (Gruszka 2002).
Badania w 1992 roku nie potwierdziły przypuszczeń Edwarda Dąbrowskiego, który sądził, że w 1960 odkrył relikty grodu (Kałagate, Magda 1994, s. 337-338).
W publikacji zostały uwzględnione głównie materiały pozyskane w trakcie wykopalisk z 1992 roku, ponieważ dokumentacja badań prowadzonych w latach 60. XX wieku uległa rozproszeniu (w archiwum MAŚN w Świdnicy zachował się jedynie rysunek jednego z profilów). Ponadto dysponujemy mało wartościową, ze względów poznawczych, kolekcją ceramiki, pochodzącą głównie z badań powierzchniowych. Opublikowano także wybrane znaleziska (Dąbrowski 1999, s. 51, tabl. I: 1, II: 12-17).
Z materiałów pochodzących z badań wcześniejszych w opracowaniu uwzględniono wszystkie dostępne zabytki wydzielone, głównie przedmioty kamienne i metalowe oraz fragmenty glinianych talerzy.
Publikacja jest efektem współpracy zespołu kilkunastu specjalistów z różnych dziedzin. Monografia składa się z trzynastu głównych rozdziałów. Pierwsze trzy omawiają zagadnienia związane z rekonstrukcją pierwotnego środowiska oraz opisują na szerszym tle uwarunkowania środowiskowe lokalizacji osadnictwa. W kolejnych rozdziałach zaprezentowano analizy znalezisk odkrytych podczas wykopalisk. Następnie przedstawiono zagadnienia związane z datowaniem osady. Publikację kończą rozdziały przedstawiające wyniki badań specjalistycznych dotyczące wczesnośredniowiecznej ceramiki. Wyniki przedstawionych powyżej analiz posłużyły do sformułowania wniosków dotyczących rekonstrukcji podstawowych zajęć gospodarczych mieszkańców tej wczesnośredniowiecznej osady oraz jej znaczenia i miejsca w systemie osadniczym na szerszym tle porównawczym.
Publikacja ukazała się dzięki finansowemu wsparciu Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, w ramach programu Ochrona Dziedzictwa Archeologicznego, Priorytet 5.

The work presents results of archaeoichthyological studies and considerations on the spread of f... more The work presents results of archaeoichthyological studies
and considerations on the spread of fishes in postglacial period
in the waters of the Polish Lowland and the Baltic Sea basin.
The development of fishing and its importance in the economy
and culture of prehistoric, medieval and modern societies
have been described against the background of environmental
conditions.
Chapter 1 presents the archaeoichthyological knowledge
accumulated so for during the passed centuries. On this basis,
the here discussed problems have been selected. Chapter 2 is
devoted to the factors regarded by this author as having a crucial
importance in the development of ichthyofauna and fishing.
Chapter 3 describes the present day characteristic features
of water environment, its types, ichthyological groups and
the particular species. In consequence of the preceding
considerations, Chapter 4 contains an analysis of fish distribution
on the basis of the age of the finds and the territorial localization
of remains from the Polish Lowland. The development
of fishing in the populations of Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze
Age, Early Iron Age, Roman period, Middle Ages and Modern
Times is shown in Chapters 5-7. Chapter 8 contains a synthetic
recapitulation of the investigations.
Tables and diagrams constitute an integral part of the
work. Annex 1 contains the details of the contemporary
comparative collection of fish skeletons that was used for the
identification of archaeological bone materials. Annex 2
shows the most important context data of 225 ichthyological
samples from archaeological sites (Figs. 3-5). The identification
of bone materials was carried out using the author’s
comparative collection of fish skeletons (Annex 1), in addition,
collections in the Belgian Royal Museum of Central
Africa in Tervuren near Brussels, the Zoological Museum of
the University of Copenhagen and the Deutsches Archäologisches
Institut in Berlin were also used.
The majority of the Mesolithic and Neolithic collections
were obtained by coarse sieving or by fine mesh wet sieving.
Almost all remaining collections were hand collected.

in Poznan & Torun, Poland. Środowisko I Kultura (Environment and Culture) vol. 7., Sep 2009

Prawy dba o duszę swego zwierzęcia domowego Pochówki ludzi i zwierząt. Funeralia Gnieźnieńskie • spotkanie 23. Red. Redakcja Mateusz Jaeger, Jacek Tomczyk, Jacek Wrzesiński, 2024

In the work, the author, as an archaeozoologist, reflects on the relationship between humans and ... more In the work, the author, as an archaeozoologist, reflects on the relationship between humans and animals. He points out that the topic of the 23rd Funeralia Meeting has long been an attractive field of consideration for researchers from Animal Studies, but also for an ordinary "owner" of any animal pet. The participation of animals in the funeral sphere of human culture probably resulted from the ideological and practical (economic) valorisation of each species and faunal group, which was several times discussed in the earlier Funeralia meetings.
One of such cultural valorisations is undoubtedly contained in the Book of Genesis, when, in accordance with God's will, he created man in his own image and set the wish: "Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over the earth, and over every creeping creature along the ground” Perhaps this record expresses the age-old tradition of thinking about the superiority of humans over animals, established very early, already in Palaeolithic groups. It was formed through utilitarian, existential and economic hunting of animals in order to obtain nutritious protein, fat and bones for making tools.
The superior position recorded in the Bible could be an effect of the fact that humans were the ones who tamed the wild predator, the wolf. They created with him a hunting band. Then, because the dog was a helpful member, it was accepted and taken in as a companion and guardian, and next, as a pet. Empathy for at least the genus Lupus must have developed in man, as also a belief in the useful agency of its representatives.
The author describes the usefulness of the dog and its agency on the basis of the work by Andrałoć (1986, 1993), in which she reported various associated bone groups of dogs discovered at archaeological sites. Analyses show that this species was attributed diverse magical meanings in complex ritual ceremonies, especially during the Roman Times (Fig. 1-3). The mutual emotional relationships inside a human group were highly valued; sacrificing any individual for sacred, magical, thanksgiving, and propitiatory purposes would have been a great sacrifice and an expression of respect and devotion to the deity. Therefore, it was more convenient to consider the dog equally valuable to humans and suitable for sacrifice instead of him. It can also be hypnotised that the features seen in the dog - intellectual and physical versatility (agility, endurance, speed), were those that were superior to humans to such an extent that he recognized the mammal's magical agency as higher than his own. On the other hand, the Author presents examples of loose bones of dogs with gnawing and damage, reflecting no care paid attention to the dead bodies of the animals (Fig. 4)
Taking into account that the burials of dogs and other animals have often been the subject of consideration among researchers from various disciplines, in this work, the author argues that data from palaeopathological research are a good basis for discussing human behaviour towards animals. Pathologies recorded on domestic mammals' bones and teeth were the result of human activity, including forcing animals to perform activities they would not perform if they were free. Humans caused diseases in animals, forcing them to exercise beyond their natural physical and physiological ability during existence.
For example, the author mentions diseases recorded in dogs, cattle, horses and pigs. Reflections on the first species were based on the skull of an old dog buried in a sanctuary from the Roman period in Janikowo (Fig 5). The author assumes that it was not a blood sacrifice to a deity, but a dog of great value to a person, perhaps a priest. The animal, having lost its teeth long before its death, existed in a pack of other dogs at the last level of the hierarchy. However, it could survive only because it was a special animal for its master (e.g. a priest), who fed it and, after the death of his faithful pet, decided that it could serve the deity as a valuable entity and be the guardian of the temple.
The frequency of pathological changes recorded in medieval horses, cattle and pigs indicates that they were subject to various diseases. The anatomical composition of pathologies was different for each species (Fig. 6). Therefore, it can be assumed that man behaved differently towards each of them. Most cases of bone abnormalities in cattle were recorded in the pelvic limb. Most of them were caused by overloading the motor system during harnessing. The horse also suffered from injuries to the pelvic limb, as well as to the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. The latter indicates the riding of horses. In pigs and cattle, many injuries were found on the ribs, which indicates that the animals were kept in tight quarters, which made it easier for the animals to trample on each other and crack/fracture the ribs.
The presence of injuries, at least some of which were noticed by the breeder at the time, did not eliminate sick individuals from the herd. Pathologies indicating work overload can be treated as an expression of quite harsh and ruthless treatment of animals. Perhaps this was due to the lack of adequate knowledge in diagnosing and preventing diseases. In the case of working animals, they were so valuable that they were used as long as they could meet the physical demands of humans. Most likely, sick individuals, as it is assumed, were left "to their own fate".
A good illustration of such attitude is a cattle jaw, dated to the years 1050–1219 (95.4%) from Kruszwica 4 (Fig. 7). The animal suffered from actinomycosis, caused by Actinomyces bovis or Actinobacillus lignites. The disease lasted for a large part of the animal's life, and the animal probably eventually died after perhaps even 5-7 years. Despite the symptoms of the disease undoubtedly visible to the owner of this animal, he allowed the animal to live there.
Another example is the skeleton of a horse, which was discovered in the timber box of the rampart of the former Gdańsk stronghold (1020AD - 1155AD). Numerous pathological changes were recorded on skulls, teeth, thoracic vertebrae, ribs and limb bones. The disease was caused by one of the bacteria (Brucella abortus, Mycobacterium bovis, Burkholderia mallei, Acranobacterium pyogenes, Staphylococcus spp. and Aspergillus spp.) and was the cause of the animal's increasingly poor condition and, consequently, its death at the age of 8-9 years. Marks of bite and gnawing were also noticed on bones, probably left by dogs (Fig. 8). Archaeologists, the discoverers of the skeleton, concluded that it belonged to an individual offered as a sacrificial offering. However, in light of the archaeozoological data, it is more reasonable to draw a scenario as follows. After years of serving its owner, after death, the animal was thrown into the timber box. The body was accessible to dogs scavenging and roaming around. Then, the owner's behaviour towards his horse after death was not an expression of respect but rather of carelessness for "the soul of his pet."
To summarize, archaeozoological research allows us to obtain a number of premises that are the basis for indicating the discussed complex human behaviour towards animals. It seems that, as it was recorded in the book of Genesis, humans dominated over animals to this extent that even some of them were so exceptionally valuable that they were sacrificed for the highest good to the deities; the act of blood sacrifice was certainly not accepted by the animal itself. Thus, humans as the primary agents have always been more important than animals in magical, ritual and religious ceremonies.

Prawy dbaPrawy dba o duszę swego zwierzęcia domowego Pochówki ludzi i zwierząt. Funeralia Gnieźnieńskie • spotkanie 23. Red. Redakcja Mateusz Jaeger, Jacek Tomczyk, Jacek Wrzesiński, 2023

In this text, the results of a bioarchaeological analysis of two horse skulls discovered in Bisku... more In this text, the results of a bioarchaeological analysis of two horse skulls discovered in Biskupin, within the area where spring water was sourced, are presented. Archaeological studies conducted in the 1950s revealed that the site had been in use since the Neolithic period through various epochs until modern times. During different periods, the population drawing water from the spring performed rituals at the site, more or less evident in archaeological sources. The discovered horse skulls, initially dated to the medieval period, were considered indicative of pre-Christian magical practices. Years later, as part of a project examining the significance of horses in early medieval Poland, the skulls became the subject of bioarchaeological research (archaeozoological, taphonomic, genetic). It was demonstrated that the skulls were deposited as props or specimens, not complete heads. However, the most crucial information was obtained through radiocarbon dating using the AMS 14C method. .e results indicated that the skulls originated from the second half of the 15th to the first half of the 17th century (EQ_BIS15a_01 – 1490-1649, 95.4% probability; EQ_Bis_15a_02 – 1465-1635, 95.4% probability). .is implies that if the skull deposition was a result of magical activities, they occurred during a period of widespread and practised Christianity. The justification for this thesis was based on relating information found in ethnographic sources concerning the significance of horses in the beliefs and rituals of Slavic folk culture. .e query yielded well-founded premises supporting the idea that aquatic environments in folk tradition were predisposed for making offerings. Horses played a significant role in magical practices. The valorization of horse skulls in folk beliefs was ambivalent, used as apotropaic elements, props in healing practices, or as specimens to cause illness or even death. The act of offering horses is also related in a broader Indo-European comparative context. The discovery and reinterpretation of the deposit of horse skulls from the Biskupin spring point to the vitality and longevity of rituals rooted in pre-Christian belief systems. The described findings are both zoological and cultural ecofacts, products of Slavic folk religiosity during times of full Christianity. .e examined skulls and their archaeological context serve as another example of magical manifestations, but surprisingly, not from Slavic pagan times. They should not be seen as a continuation of cultural behaviours in an unchanged form, expressing rituals from pagan to Christian times. In this specific case, they primarily constitute a component of the spatial arrangement, a „place of long duration. ”Its magical centre was the source of life-giving water with a timeless dimension. This characteristic determined the paramount importance of the spring and the magical valorization of the surrounding space, evidenced by the deposition of horse skulls.

VIR BIMARIS, Od kujawskiego matecznika do stepów nadczarnomorskich. Studia z dziejów międzymorza bałtycko-pontyjskiego ofiarowane Profesorowi Aleksandrowi Kośko, 2019

For archaeozoological studies, it is important to find out how domestic mammals were used. This p... more For archaeozoological studies, it is important to find out how domestic mammals were used. This purpose is served by determining the slaughter age, relying on teeth development or epiphyseal fusion. The study of teeth is accurate enough to distinguish at least over a dozen narrow age groups. The other method results in distinguishing a few broad age groups. So imprecise determinations do not correlate well with the stages of animal growth and use. When alive, an animal organism undergoes physiological and anatomical changes, affecting the technological value of lifetime and post-slaughter products. In Poland cattle slaughter age in prehistory has been rarely studied. Far more often, this has been done for the Early Middle Ages. The first such studies were conducted for the settlement complex at Ostrów Lednicki, Wielkopolska.
They used tooth description patterns and an age group scheme developed by German researchers. The present authors have collected data on the tooth age of cattle over many years of investigations in Kujawy, using the same description patterns and age group scheme. The resultant database has been used to write this article dedicated to our Magister and Contubernalis, Prof. Aleksander Kośko.
The data comes from published and unpublished archaeozoological articles, concerning mainly Kujawy and in part, Wielkopolska, and animal populations used from the Early Neolithic to as late as the Middle Ages and modern times. The information they contained served to chart diagrams, showing the trends of cattle age-group variability. They also helped analyze slaughter curves both individually and diachronically. It transpired that as late as the Early Middle Ages slaughter distribution had been trimodal. The distribution was found to be the most separate for the Late Middle Ages and Post-Medieval times, owing to a very high percentage of calves aged up to 3 months. It was found that during a single cycle (life) of using cattle, animals were sorted for slaughter periodically several times. Periods of intensive and moderate slaughter alternated. The recorded modality resulted from linked cultural, physiological, anatomical and climatic conditions. The cultural conditions involved the need to ensure continuity of food supply all year round, with the year having four distinct seasons in the temperate climate zone. In each season, what mattered most for man and his/her animals was availability of food.
Cattle slaughter distributions in the Late Middle Ages and modern times with a very high percentage of two classes — young calves and almost anatomically mature individuals (aged 3.5 – 5 years) — can be considered archaeozoological indicators of a breeding strategy aimed at
milk production. The distributions for earlier periods would result from breeding cattle for meat, with milk having little importance for the economy and consumption. Milk was a raw material and foodstuff already in the Neolithic, which is shown by the study of lipids recorded in vessels from Kujawy and Wielkopolska. It can be presumed, too, that milk being in short supply, but having high nutrition and taste values, was highly valued but not very common among all the members of a community. It cannot be ruled out that in Lengyel and Funnel Beaker culture communities and in the
Early Bronze Age, relatively more milk was obtained since the slaughter of young calves, making it possible to obtain about 250 – 400 litres of milk, was at the level of 5 – 8%, while in Linear Pottery culture populations it was only 2.4%. As late as the Early Middle Ages, the overriding objective
of cattle breeding was the production of as much meat as possible. Most meat was obtained after the grazing season and in successive months meat reserves were managed so that they would last until spring, if only in very short supply. Efforts were made to keep a substantial portion of a herd through the harsh winter and pre-harvest seasons.

Civitas et urbs. Szczecin od średniowiecza do współczesności. Północna część Podzamcza. Kwartał I, 2019

Łącznie badania przeprowadzono na 3599 szczątkach, odznaczających się zróżnicowaną li czebnością ... more Łącznie badania przeprowadzono na 3599 szczątkach, odznaczających się zróżnicowaną li czebnością w poszczególnych okresach. Najlicz niejsze zbiory pochodzą ze średniowiecza i okresu przed rokiem 1216 do początku XIII wieku (przed rokiem 1232). Kolejne, zbliżone pod względem li czebności datowane są na 1. połowę XIII oraz XIII wiek (tab. 23-24). W przypadku pozostałych, są to próby od jednego do kilkunastu szczątków (tab. 24).

Kraje słowiańskie w wiekach średnich. Profanum i sacrum, 1998

Zespół osadniczy z eopki kamienia - Rzucewo, gmina Puck, stanowisko 1, 2018

The study presents an analysis of animal bone remains discovered during excavations in the late N... more The study presents an analysis of animal bone remains discovered during excavations in the late Neolithic settlement in Rzucewo. So far, the results only of partial research or research considering separate groups of animals have been known. This is the first elaboration containing results related to all vertebrate groups, including domestic mammals, wild terrestrial mammals, marine mammals, birds and fish. It concerns cultural and spatial contexts as well. Over 200,000 remains, most of which were very damaged, were analysed(Figures 1, 2).A small part belonged to the settlement of the Funnelbeaker culture (FBK), and most of them was from the settlement of the Rzucewo culture-RZC (Table 1). The same groups of vertebrates were identified in both assemblages. Fish were the dominant component, with respectively 97% and 90%. In the FBK materials, cattle, pig, wildcat, moose and aucrochs were also recognized. Among mammals, the most numerous were marine animals-seals and porpoise. In the material of the RZC, the most numerous mammals were also seals, mainly Greenland seal, as well as ringed seal and grey seal. A porpoise was also identified. Domestic mammals consisted of cattle (the most numerous species), followed by pig, sheep and goat. A lot of the remains came from dog. Horse is also present and considered a domestic form. Analysis of the anatomical composition allowed to conclude that meat was consumed from all parts of the carcass. The residential and coastal zone differed in mammal processing. Cattle were sent to slaughter at various ages. They were mainly used for food and only partly for milk. A typical meat type was pig. A large part of the herd were young individuals up to 16 months. Both lamb and adult sheep meat was eaten. Most seals were killed as very young and young. Hunting for these animals took place both on the land and in a nearby bay. It lasted mainly from autumn to the beginning of spring. Fishing began in spring. Meat from domestic mammals was obtained throughout the year, but mostly in the autumn-winter-spring slaughter cycle. Birds were another group of hunted vertebrates. They belonged to the species of aquatic environments-cormorant, grebe, dive and white-tailed eagle preferring both vast water areas and old forest. In fisheries, the most important species were marine species, mainly cod, herring and flatfish. Freshwater species such as perch, pike and cyprinids were caught to the lesser extent. Migratory species were represented be eel and sturgeon. The abundance of fauna and the rhythm of its existence, migration, reproduction and development (growth) has created a very good basis for existence of large humane societies. We cannot exclude that they were obtaining a surplus of food and technological products, such as skin and fat (oil from seals and fish). Nutrition of RZC and FBC people was highly varied. Diverse fauna created a good basis for obtaining raw materials with diverse economic and technological value. In addition to food and leather, bones were a raw material used for making a various items. The natural environment features were the key factors which influenced the decision about establishing a settlement with an infrastructure suitable for exploitation of fish and seals. Forests spread in the inland near the settlement was an additional factor creating possibilities for hunting for diverse terrestrial game mammals. Environment was suitable enough for stock breeding as well. Presence of fragmented human bones among animal bones being waste of food is a difficult matter to explain. It might be an effect of unspecified funeral practices both of FBC and RZC societies within the settlement. Human bones in animal collections have been also discovered in the settlements from younger periods. Examples are the assemblages of the early Bronze Age in Bruszczewo and the early Iron Age in Komorowo and Gzin. Sometimes such finds are treated as remnants of cannibalism.

Gegenstand der Studie sind Tierknochenreste, die im späten Mittelalter auf dem Markt deponiert wu... more Gegenstand der Studie sind Tierknochenreste, die im späten Mittelalter auf dem Markt deponiert wurden. Anhand zahlreicher Spuren von scharfen Werkzeugen sowie von anatomischen und artenbezogenen Analysen konnte festgestellt werden, dass es sich dabei hauptsächlich um Abfall vom Verzehr handelte. Insgesamt wurden mehr als 4.700 Exemplare in drei Untergruppen untersucht und analysiert, die wie folgt datiert wurden: a) 2. Hälfte des 13. Jh.; b) Anfang des 14. Jh.; c) 14. Jh.; d) 13.-14. Jh.
Die Zucht von Säugetieren, hauptsächlich von Rindern, weniger von Schweinen und Schafen/Ziegen, spielte eine wichtige Rolle bei der Versorgung der Stadt mit tierischen Rohstoffen. Ferner wurden Vögel in die Stadt gebracht, vor allem Hühner, zudem auch Fische und Wild. Letzteres war von untergeordneter Bedeutung. Grundlage für diese Schlussfolgerung ist ein kleinerer Anteil von Wildüberresten als bei den Vögeln. Von jagdbaren Säugetieren wurden am häufigsten Rehe und Hasen, aber auch Hirsche und Wildschweine verzehrt. Alle Teile der Schlachtkörper wurden auf den Markt gebracht, die wichtigsten darunter waren zweifellos die Rippen, die in mehrere Stücke geschnitten wurden (durchschnittlich etwa 85 mm lang im 13. Jh. und 76 mm lang im 14. Jh.). Spuren von Schlachterarbeiten, einschließlich des Zerlegens, konnten an Knochen aus verschiedenen topographischen Teilen des Skeletts aufgezeichnet werden. Bei allen Funden wurden die meisten Metzgerwerkzeug-Negative, die beim Schneiden/Zerhacken entstanden, an Knochen von Rindern gefunden, vor allem an Rippen, Mittelhand- und Mittelfußknochen. Zwei Gruppen von Rindern mit voll ausgewachsenen Schlachtkörpern wurden in die Stadt geleitet,
wovon die erste Gruppe etwas jünger war (ca. 2 Jahre). Das Fleisch von solchen Tieren hatte andere Eigenschaften als das der älteren Gruppe, deren Tiere etwa 3,5-5 Jahre lang gehalten wurden. Auch die jüngste Klasse, die Kälber, kamen in die Stadt, aber ihre Anzahl war definitiv geringer als die
von aufgezogenen Tieren. Die Qualität des verzehrten Schweinefleischs war unterschiedlich. Einerseits wurden viele relativ junge Exemplare, die nicht älter als 10 Monate waren, andererseits auch ältere Tiere, d. h. im Alter von etwa eineinhalb Jahr und zwei Jahren, geschlachtet. Viel seltener konsumierte
man Jungtiere, die nur wenige Wochen lebten. Bei Wiederkäuern wurde vermutlich Fleisch von jungen, aufgezogenen und voll ausgewachsenen Tieren geschätzt. Pferde wiederum wurden als Transport- oder landwirtschafliche Zugtiere eingesetzt. Von großer Bedeutung waren Rinder, daher fand man in den untersuchten Materialien Knochen von Kastraten sowie pathologische Veränderungen an Knochen, die bei Nutztieren (auch Kühen) entstehen.
Knochen und Hornscheiden waren äußerst wichtige Rohstoffe. Bei den ersteren spielten die Mittelhand- und Mittelfußknochen von Rindern sowie von Pferden eine große Rolle. Die gefundenen Rosenstöcke von Rindern und Ziegen, die als Abfälle von der Gewinnung von Hornscheide eingestuft wurden, weisen auf die große Bedeutung dieses Rohstoffs für die Herstellung von Gegenständen hin. Im Untersuchungszeitraum wurden Katzen immer beliebter. Es ist nicht auszuschließen, dass
von diesen Tieren das Fell abgezogen wurde. Darauf deuten jedenfalls Spuren von scharfen Werkzeugen
auf einem der gefundenen Schädel.
Die untersuchten Tierreste und die vorgelegten Forschungsergebnisse erlaubten es Beobachtungen
zu machen, die die Bedeutung der Fauna für die Entwicklung der spätmittelalterlichen Stadt Stargard
besser erklären. Gegenwärtig ist Stargard die einzige Stadt in diesem Teil Vorpommerns, für die so viele
archäozoologische Daten für das späte Mittelalter gewonnen werden konnten.

Gemma Gemmarum. Studia dedykowane Profesor Hannie Kóčce-Krenz, 2017

This paper examines beads made from fi sh vertebra. The beads come from 27 sites (Table 1, Fig. 1... more This paper examines beads made from fi sh vertebra. The beads come from 27 sites (Table 1, Fig. 1). The earliest ones were worn by women (‘princesses’) of the Lengyel culture (the Late Band Pottery Culture); they were found in female graves in Brześć Kujawski and Krusza Zamkowa. They came from pike, and were included in iliac ropes and necklaces. Further examples of using pike vertebrae as beads of necklace come from the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age. Another species of fi sh, which vertebrae served as a material
for beads, was catfi sh. The oldest known specimen comes from the Middle Neolithic; some specimens date from the Iron Age (the Lusatian Culture – Biskupin, site 4), one is attributable to the Pre-Roman period. Single beads, mostly from catfi sh’s vertebrae, date from the Middle Ages. Excavations at two sites produced three beads made from pike. One specimen made from cod’s vertebra and one made from salmon’s vertebra were recorded in late medieval Kołobrzeg. As to the social and historical contexts, we have to note that prehistoric beads were elements of female or children’s ornaments. Medieval beads were found in places used during everyday life. Some of those places were sacral or near-sacral. This concerns Giecz and Ostrów Tumski in Poznań in particular, and to some extent also Kałdus. In Kałdus, a peripheral are of a cemetery was documented on the same are that the bead was found. The magical meaning of the beads – as elements of necklaces, iliac ropes, talismans or amulets – in the spiritual culture seems very likely to stem from a particular position of fi sh in the beliefs of many peoples. Wearing amulets and talismans had an apotropaic meaning. According to the beliefs of peoples occupying the German territory, the special signifi cance of fi sh vertebrae consisted in the protection of the wearer from spell and perils of pregnancy. Some beads from cod’s vertebrae were found inside a chapel or church in England, dating from the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries and from fi fteenthsixteenth centuries (S. Hamilton-Dyer 2009). Based on this kind of context, it was possible to conclude that the beads functioned as a rosary. The specimens from Giecz and Poznań could possibly be interpreted in a similar vein. Considering its symbolism, the choice of fi sh vertebrae seems obvious in Christianity. They could have constituted an element of prayer beads that Crusades, the prayer beads are fi rst mentioned in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Next to the beads made from sophisticated materials, there also appeared fl at rings made from wood or leather (K. Zalewska 1999). Considering fi sh symbolism in Christianity, using fi sh vertebra for making beads would have defi nitely had more profound religious meaning than wood or leather. Even if the beads made from catfi sh or pike can barely be considered the oldest testimony of rosary beads, it is still possible to give them magical, apotropaic meaning in the Christian circles as an example of adaptation of the patterns of ideological thinking of pre-Christian peoples. Only two species were chosen. Most common predatory fi sh, the pike could have been considered a symbol of life, fertility, vitality and dominance over other species. Less common, yet defi nitely larger, the catfi sh signifi ed strength and grandeur.

Die zahlreichen geförderten Tierknochenfunde stammen aus den Schnitten I, II, IIa, IIb und IIc. S... more Die zahlreichen geförderten Tierknochenfunde stammen aus den Schnitten I, II, IIa, IIb und IIc. Sie wurden in den Kulturhorizonten im chronologischen Umfang vom frühen Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit registriert. Der allgemeine Erhaltungszustand der aterialien, darunter Spuren von scharfen Werkzeugen, ließ schlussfolgern, dass es sich dabei zum größten Teil um Knochenfunde (Knochenabfälle) von Fleischverzehr handelt.
Gemäß einiger wichtiger Phasen der geschichtlichen Stadtentwicklung und der Nutzung dieses Platzes vom Augustiner-Eremiter-Konvent wurden die Materialien in sechs Sammlungen nach folgender Chronologie analysiert: vom 12./13. bis zum 14. Jahrhundert – Phase 1; zwischen dem 14. und der Wende vom 16. zum 17. Jahrhundert – Phase 2; zwischen dem 17. und dem Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts, d.h. bis ca. 1819/1820 – Phase 3; ca. 1819/1820 – Phase 4; die Zeit nach 1819/1820 und das 19.-20. Jahrhundert – Phase 5 sowie das gesamte 20. Jahrhundert – Phase 6. Die gewonnenen Daten sind das Ergebnis der kulinarischen und wirtschaftlichen Verhaltensweisen der Augustiner-Eremiter, von ihrer frühesten Anwesenheit bis zum 18. Jahhundert (Phasen 1-3). In allen Zeitabschnitten war das an den Konvent gelieferte Fleisch das Ergebnis der damals allgegenwärtigen Zucht von Säugetieren. Ein Teil kam auch von der Geflügelzucht, Fischerei und Jagd. Die Zucht von Säugetieren war in aufeinanderfolgenden Zeitabschnitten der grundlegende Wirtschaftszweig bei der Lieferung der Fleischnahrung, aber auch die Bedeutung vom Geflügel hielt sich auf einem konstanten relativ hohen Level im Vergleich zu Fisch und Wild.
In dieser Zeit spielte auch das Schweinefleisch eine große Rolle im Verzehr, was sich aus den allgemeinen Strategien zur Bewirtschaftung von Haus-Säugetieren und ihrer Zucht ergab. Erst danach kamen das Rind und das daraus gewonnene Rindfleisch. Die Raumanalyse lässt jedoch Orte vermuten, wo der Konsum vom Lammfleisch einen wichtigen Teil des Menus darstellte. Diese Nahrung war für den Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts und danach kennzeichnend. Das Verhältnis des Konsums von Schweine-, Rind- und Lammfleisch war unter dem historischen Aspekt nicht konstant, unterlag daher Schwankungen. Bereits in den Zeiten des uneingeschränkten Funktionierens der Kirche und der Stadtentwicklung, d.h. vom ca. 14. – bis zum 16. Jahrhundert, wurde die Tendenz zum Rindfleisch-Konsum
sichtbar, bei gleichzeitiger Abnahme des Schweinfleischkonsums. Bei dieser Feststellung muss man jedoch anmerken, dass die einzelnen Ausgrabungszonen das Material von nicht homogenen Strukturen angesammelt hatten. Dies kann als ein Indiz dafür dienen, dass das Menü von Personen, die sich
innerhalb der Kirche und in ihrer direkten Nähe aufhielten vielfältig war.
Ähnliche Änderungen gab es auch beim Geflügelkonsum. Während der Funktionszeit der Kirche war Huhn von größter Bedeutung. Dies war auch für die Bevölkerung der mittelalterlichen Zentren in Pommern kennzeichnend. Aber zu dem Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts gewann auch das Gänsefleisch
an Bedeutung. Der Truthahn gehörte ebenfalls zur geschätzten Geflügelgruppe. Aufgrund der archäozoologischen Daten in Polen ergibt sich, dass er von Gruppen mit bedeutendem sozialen Status verzehrt wurde. Ein anderes Wirbeltier fremder Herkunft, dessen Knochenfunde in den untersuchten Materialien entdeckt wurden, war das europäische Kaninchen (wildes Kaninchen – Abb. 36). Die Knochenfunde aus Stargard sind ein wesentliches Indiz dafür, dass diese Art mindestens seit der 2. Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts in der europäischen Zone südlich der Ostsee anzutreffen war.
Im Fischmenü war Süßwasserfisch, hauptsächlich die karpfenartigen am häufigsten vertreten. Es lässt sich nicht ausschließen, dass diese Wirbeltiergruppe eine relativ grosse Rolle in der frühesten Einsiedlerei-Zeit spielte. Es waren am häufigsten Exemplare von geringer Größe. Von den Größeren kamen Zander, Hechte oder Störe vor. Von den Seefischen aß man Heringe.
Die Qualität des konsumierten Rindfleischs unterlag in den verschiedenen Zeitabschnitten Änderungen. Man kann sogar feststellen, dass in jedem dieser Zeitabschnitte das Verhältnis zwischen den unterschiedlichen Rindfleischsorten unterschiedlich war. Ausgehend von den Altersgruppenkategorien
ließ sich das dokumentierte Material in 3 Hauptkategorien fassen, nämlich Kalbfleisch (von Exemplaren im Alter 1-3 Monate), junges Rindfleisch (ca. 15-28 Monate) und ausgewachsenes Rindfleisch (über 3,5 Jahre). Im Mittelalter nahm junges Rindfleisch eine besondere Stellung ein. Das Fleisch von
reifen Exemplaren wurde vor allem zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts geschätzt, wahrscheinlich gleichgesetzt mit Kalbfleisch. Die Milchproduktion wurde in der Neuzeit, wahrscheinlich seit dem 17. Jahrhundert entwickelt. Am Ende des genannten Jahrhunderts und zu Beginn des darauffolgenden wurde
diese Produktionsrichtung genauso bedeutend wie die Fleischproduktion.
Die Qualität von Schweinfleisch blieb im Gegensatz zu Rindfleisch beinahe identisch in seinen Verhältnissen in jeder der einzelnen Zeitspannen. Im Allgemeinen wurden drei Sorten Fleisch gegessen: Ferkel und Frischlinge (Exemplare von 6 bis10 Monaten), ausgewachsene Exemplare – junges Schweinfleisch und ältere Exemplare (über zwei-drei Jahre alt). In den genannten Kategorien gehörte junges Schweinfleisch zu den wichtigsten und am häufigsten verzehrten.
Das Verhältnis von verzehrtem Lammfleisch/Ziegenfleisch war nicht identisch in denselben Zeitabschnitten. Aufgrund der Altersgruppeaufteilung kann man drei grundsätzliche Fleischsorten nennen. Die erste war Milchlammfleisch (Exemplare von 4 bis 8 Monaten), junges Lammfleisch (10-17 Monate) und Lammfleisch v ausgewachsen Exemplaren (3-4 Jahre). Im Mittelalter war die zweite Fleischsorte am meisten geschätzt.

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In view of the fact that a large part of this monograph has been devoted to a detailed descriptio... more In view of the fact that a large part of this monograph
has been devoted to a detailed description and analysis
of functional and morphological aspects (see E. C notliwy,
in this volume), the idea for this presentation came
from a need to supplement the study of this artefactual
category with a zoological-anatomical classification. The
importance of this approach lies in its relative rarity and
limited character in Polish studies concerning this group
of archaeological sources from the medieval period .

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Animal bone remains for this study were recovered during excavations held in 2008-2010. They were... more Animal bone remains for this study were recovered during excavations held in 2008-2010. They were
recorded in the features of an Early Medieval settlement. On a plan, they formed a few marked concentrations:
western, southern and south-western.
The studied bones were dated to the following phases: (a) C/D, (b) C/D-D, (c) C-D, (e) D, (f) C-D/
PŚ-NW, (g) D/E, (h) D-E and (i) WS.1 They correspond roughly to the origins of the state of the Piasts,
from ca. 900 to 1050, and it’s younger stage, i.e. the reign of this dynasty until the end of the Age of
Fragmentation, or 1250.
Altogether 7,153 bone fragments were analyzed. Almost 6,800 specimens were post-consumption
remains, while others came from individual skeletons or from several specimens: cattle, a dog,
fox, hare and heron.
The taxonomic list of the first set included domesticated mammals, wild mammals, birds, amphibians
and fish (Tab. 1). In almost all phases, the pig, cattle, sheep/goat and sheep were recorded. In
addition, several dozen horse remains and very few remains of dogs and cats were recovered. Among
wild mammals, the most frequently identified species were the roe deer, red deer and wild boar, with
small mammals being represented by the hare. Of the remaining species – the brown bear, red fox,
1 Phase C: 800-950; D: 950-1050; E: 1050-1250, PŚ – Late Middle Ages, 1250-1350 (after K u r n a t o w -
s k a & Ł o s i ń s k a 1990), WŚ – Early Middle Ages , NW – modern times
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beaver, otter and red squirrel – only several bones each were recorded. Of birds, the most frequently
identified species was the domestic chicken. Among fish, the dominant species were the Cyprinidae
and pike, with the sturgeon, catfish and perch being identified as well.
As far as anatomy is concerned, cattle, pigs and sheep/goat are represented by all topographic
elements of the body and carcass (Fig. 6).
The slaughter age of cattle was determined using 47 pieces of information. The most numerous
group comprised individuals aged 34 months or more. The oldest individuals were aged 7-10 years,
while the youngest were 7-14 months old. A significant group was made up of animals about 25-28
months old while animals 3.5-5 years old formed another major group.
In the case of the pig, over 180 pieces of information were collected (Tab. 14). The greatest share
was that of individuals aged 16-24 months. A significant portion of the collection belonged to animals
aged below 6-10 months. The youngest individuals were just past their seventh week, while the oldest
may have been 5-6 years old. In the category of small ruminants, the most numerous groups comprised
individuals 4-8 months, 10-17 months and 3-4 years old. With respect to the horse, the age at
death was determined for nine animals. A majority of the herd lived over 10 years.
The sex distribution of the pig was determined relying on 131 pieces of data (Tab. 16). In the
herd, males dominated over females. An overall ratio of both sexes was 1:0.36. This ratio was quite
different in the subgroup of animals aged below 24 months where it approached the natural one, i.e.
1:1 (Tab. 16).
The sex distribution of cattle was studied relying on 15 bones. The ratio of females to males was
0.7:1; taking into account oxen the ratio was 0.75:1:0.12. In the case of sheep, sexual dimorphism was
recorded only in the skull and pelvis. Both specimens belonged to females. In the case of goats, their
sex was identified by comparing the shape of four horn stubs. All originated with females.
As far as birds are concerned, only hens were represented (12 specimens of tarsometatarsus). Out
of this number, six bones belonged to females and six to males. On two specimens, in the place where
a spur should have been, only an induration was noticed. It could be either the vestige of a spur or an
effect of inflammation after a spur had fallen off in a cock.
Traces of meat dressing out were found on 355 specimens. In the case of cattle, almost half of the
remains are bones with traces of portioning. The most common are cuts made with a cleaver, followed
by chop marks made with cleavers or axes. The traces of cutting/splitting metacarpus and metatarsus
bones were easy to notice too.
In the case of ribs (79) and shoulders (11), measurements were made to statistically describe the
pot-sizing of meat. It turned out that the smallest portions started with approx. 6.5 cm, the largest
reached 21 cm, on the average they were 13 cm long with a considerable standard deviation SD = 35.801
and a high coefficient of variation V = 27.9%.
In the case of pigs, traces of portioning were found on all topographic parts of the skeleton.
A considerable number of them is made up of cutting, chopping and fine slicing marks. Many cuts
were noticed on lumbar vertebra and ribs. In general, traces of portioning, including cutting, fine slicing
and chopping marks, were noticeable on the long bones of the extremities as well as on scapulae
and pelvises. The traces of extracting bone marrow were recorded on lower jaw bodies.
There were 40 bones (including antlers) bearing the traces of working (Tab. 21, Fig. 11-12, annex
2). Among 32 objects, a majority were made of cattle bones and those of small domesticated
ruminants. Horse and pig bones were used noticeably less frequently for this purpose. Out of wild
animals, only a roe deer and of birds, only a Greylag goose and a domestic goose can be named in this
connection.
On 55 specimens, lesions were found. Most of the bones (39) belonged to cattle; others belonged
to pigs, small ruminants, horses and hens. The lesions affected chiefly extremity bones. Few were recorded
on teeth, the skull or mandible. In cattle, these were signs of osteoarthritis located on proximal
and distal ends of phalanges and on the coxarthorsis. The lesions that had been caused by traumas
were noticed primarily on cattle, pig and sheep/goat ribs.

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The basis of the study was the analysis of 6499 animal bone remains. It was established species c... more The basis of the study was the analysis of 6499 animal bone remains. It was established species composition of domestic mammals, wild mammals, marine mammals, birds and fish. In a set of data were analysed the following issues: the nature and structure of the menu, the meat due to the domestic species of mammals, game, birds and fish; structure and quality of mammals consumed; age of slaughter; animal diseases; butchery technics and the use of bone as a raw material for the production of everyday objects. The research results suggest that animals in Kolobrzeg economy was based mainly on breeding domestic mammals, also was operated fowl, hunted mammals and fowl. An important sector of the economy was fishing. List of species living in the wild includes representatives of the habitats a) forest, b) forest edges and areas uncovered, and c) the outdoor areas. Distribution of mortality of cattle, pig and sheep / goat is a reflection of the use of conscious policy of culling animals, and so knowledge of specific breeding methods. Part of the lesions discovered on the bones of cattle was a result of the use of animals to a particular job in the team.

Podstawą opracowania była analiza archeozoologiczna 6499 zwierzęcych szczątków kostnych. Ustalono skład gatunkowy ssaków domowych, dzikich, morskich, ptaków i ryb. Uzyskano zestaw danych do analizy następujących zagadnień: rodzaj i struktura menu mięsnego ze względu na skład gatunkowy ssaków domowych, dzikich, ptaków i ryb; struktura i jakość konsumowanych tusz ssaków; kierowania zwierząt do uboju; sposobów użytkowania podczas życia; chorób zwierząt; sztuki rzeźniczej oraz wykorzystania kości jako surowca do produkcji przedmiotów codziennego użytku. Uzyskane wyniki badań pozwalają sądzić, że w Kołobrzegu gospodarka zwierzętami była oparta głównie na hodowli ssaków domowych, ponadto użytkowano ptactwo domowe, polowano na ssaki i ptactwo domowe. Ważnym działem gospodarki było rybołówstwo. Lista gatunków dzikich zawiera przedstawicieli zamieszkujących biotopy a) leśny, b) obrzeży leśnych i terenów odkrytych oraz c) obszarów odkrytych. Rozkład śmiertelności bydła, świni oraz owcy/kozy jest odzwierciedleniem stosowania świadomych zasad brakowania zwierząt, a więc znajomości określonych metod hodowlanych. Część zmian chorobowych odkrytych na kościach bydła było efektem wykorzystywania zwierząt do określonej pracy w zaprzęgu.

Over 50 years ago Edward Dąbrowski ended few seasons excavations of the stronghold in Połupin. Fr... more Over 50 years ago Edward Dąbrowski ended few seasons excavations of the stronghold in Połupin. From that time it is one of these early medieval sites located in nowadays Lubuskie voivodship, around which quite large literature has grown (see below), and at the same time much controversy connected especially with stronghold chronology and origin of the famous, bronze, small plate. Verification of Edward Dąbrowski’s conclusions was seriously impeded by the lack of full study and publishing of the sources discovered there. The filling of this gap was therefore the main aim of of this publication. Besides of the old findings analysis, enriched with specialized studies results, in the book we present also the results of studies of the reconstruction of original natural environment of the closest surroundings of the stronghold, as well as the site in Połupin against the broader settlement context. The essential part of this publication were also devoted to the issues connected with the chronology, based on the comparative analysis of the sherds and other artefacts (spurs and beam), and verified by the 14C dating.
The site 2 was discovered in the summer of 1961, during the detailed surface survey conducted by the expedition members, who were excavated the nearby stronghold in Krosno Odrzańskie. This summer from the half of July till the mid of September, Edward Dąbrowski conducted the excavations on the newly discovered site. The research was aimed to answer few questions about function of this feature, its size and chronology. Due to the complete lowering of the rampart constructions, basically it was not assumed that the studied feature might have been the relics of the stronghold.
In total, during three seasons, the area of 2,5 ares in 7 trenches was excavated, recognizing the stratigraphy of cultural layers, mainly in the north-south axis (with circa 10° to the east), what was documented on numerous colour outlines. Available documentation from the excavation is complemented by monochrome photographs, especially of the feature outlines.
Publishing of this book was possible thanks to the financial support provided by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, within the program of the archaeological artefacts protection, priority 5. Part of presented here results, primarily those concerning 14C dating, was financed within the grant of the National Center of Science.

Las instituciones y la arquitectura militares nunca han constituido realidades al margen de su en... more Las instituciones y la arquitectura militares nunca han constituido realidades al margen de su entorno, sino más bien todo lo contrario: unas veces han sido expresiones de un determinado statu quo y otras veces han contribuido a transformar sociedades, culturas y sistemas políticos. Así pues, las instituciones y la arquitectura militares son un reflejo de ese entorno en que surgen, de la interacción producida por los conflictos entre diferentes comunidades humanas y, por supuesto, de la evolución en los modos de hacer la guerra, a la vez que ponen de manifiesto los esfuerzos de los estados y las comunidades por adaptarse a los retos cambiantes de cada época.

Journal of Biogeography, 2020

M. Niedziałkowska - K. Doan - M. Sykut - M. Górny - K. Stefaniak - N. Piotrowska - B. Jędrzejewsk... more M. Niedziałkowska - K. Doan - M. Sykut - M. Górny - K. Stefaniak - N. Piotrowska - B. Jędrzejewska - B. Ridusch - S. Pawełczyk - F. Zachos - P. Mackiewicz - U. Schmölcke - P. Kosintsev - D. Makowiecki - M. Charniauski - R. Smith - D. Krasnodębski - U. Saarma - M. Arakelyan - N. Manaseryan - V. Titov - P. Hulva - A. Balasescu - R. Fyfe - J. Woodbridge - K. Trantalidou - A. Pisarenko - V. Dimitrijevic - J. Wilczyński - I. Foronova - G. Lipecki - A. Arabey - A. Stankovic

Aim: The Expansion-Contraction model has been used to explain the responses of
species to climatic changes. During periods of unfavourable climatic conditions, species
retreat to refugia from where they may later expand. This paper focuses on the
palaeoecology of red deer over the past 54 ka across Europe and the Urals, to reveal
patterns of change in their range and explore the role of environmental conditions in
determining their distribution.
Location: Europe and western Asia to 63°E.
Taxon: Red deer (Cervus elaphus).
Methods: We collected 984 records of radiocarbon-dated red deer subfossils from
the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene, including 93 original dates. For each deer sample
we compiled climatic and biome type data for the corresponding time intervals.
Results: During the last 54 ka changes in red deer range in Europe and the Urals
were asynchronous and differed between western and eastern Europe and western
Asia due to different environmental conditions in those regions. The range of suitable
areas for deer during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was larger than previously
thought and covered vast regions not only in southern but also in western and eastern
Europe. Throughout the period investigated the majority of specimens inhabited
forests in the temperate climatic zone. The contribution of forests in deer localities
significantly decreased during the last 4 ka, due to deforestation of Europe caused by
humans. Mean January temperature was the main limiting factor for species distribution.
Over 90% of the samples were found in areas where mean January temperature
was above −10°C.
Main conclusions: Red deer response to climatic oscillations are in agreement with
the Expansion-Contraction model but in contradiction to the statement of only the
southernmost LGM refugia of the species. During the last 54 ka red deer occurred
mostly in forests of the temperate climatic zone.
K E Y W O R D S
environmental niche modelling, expansion-contraction model, forest habitat, Holocene,
January temperature, Last Glacial Maximum refugia, palaeoecology, radiocarbon dating, temperate climatic zone, ungulates