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Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geo... more Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geographischen Koordinaten der "Germania Magna" .
Analityka Nauka I Praktyka, 2008
Iaie Pan Nr Inw Dr 126 1, 1983
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in ... more Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in hearths and fireplaces extended daylight hours, whilst the use of flammable substances in torches offered light on the move. It is increasingly understood that pottery played a role in light production. In this study, we focus on ceramic oval bowls, made and used primarily by hunter-gatherer-fishers of the circum-Baltic over a c. 2000 year period beginning in the mid-6th millennium cal bc. Oval bowls commonly occur alongside larger (cooking) vessels. Their function as ‘oil lamps’ for illumination has been proposed on many occasions but only limited direct evidence has been secured to test this functional association. This study presents the results of molecular and isotopic analysis of preserved organic residues obtained from 115 oval bowls from 25 archaeological sites representing a wide range of environmental settings. Our findings confirm that the oval bowls of the circum-Baltic were ...
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 2022
Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in ... more Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in hearths and fireplaces extended daylight hours, whilst the use of flammable substances in torches offered light on the move. It is increasingly understood that pottery played a role in light production. In this study, we focus on ceramic oval bowls, made and used primarily by hunter-gatherer-fishers of the circum-Baltic over a c. 2000 year period beginning in the mid-6th millennium cal BC.Oval bowls commonly occur alongside larger (cooking) vessels.Their function as ‘oil lamps’ for illumination
has been proposed on many occasions but only limited direct evidence has been secured to test this functional association. This study presents the results of molecular and isotopic analysis of preserved organic residues obtained
from 115 oval bowls from 25 archaeological sites representing a wide range of environmental settings. Our findings confirm that the oval bowls of the circum-Baltic were used primarily for burning fats and oils, predominantly for the purposes of illumination. The fats derive from the tissues of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms. Bulk isotope data of charred surface deposits show a consistently different pattern of use when oval bowls are compared to other pottery vessels within the same assemblage. It is suggested that hunter-gatherer-fishers around the 55th parallel commonly deployed material culture for artificial light production but the evidence is restricted to times and places where more durable technologies were employed, including the circum-Baltic.
Archeologia Polski, 2005
do Badań Historii Szkła powstało w 1958 r. w Liège w Belgii z okazji wielkiej wystawy szkieł poch... more do Badań Historii Szkła powstało w 1958 r. w Liège w Belgii z okazji wielkiej wystawy szkieł pochodzącycłi ze zbiorów belgijskicht pt. Trois millénaires d'art verrier à travers les collections publiques et privées de Belgique, która została zorganizowana w Musée Curtius 1. Wystawie towarzyszył kongres międzynarodowy pod nazwą ,Journées Internationales pour l'Histoire du Verre" (Międzynarodowe Dni Szkła). Już w czasie kongresu, z inicjatywy prof. dr. Josepha Philippe'a-dyrektora Musées d'Archéologie et d'Arts décoratifs de la Ville de Liège-oraz innych wybitnych historyków szmki i archeologów, powołano stałą organizację, która początkowo nosiła nazwę "Journées Internationales pour l'Histoire du Verre", a od 1967 r.-"Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre" (Międzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie do Badań Historii Szkła) 2. Siedzibą "Association ..." do połowy lat osiemdziesiątych ubiegłego wieku było Muzeum Szkła w Liège.
Światowit : rocznik poświęcony archeologii przeddziejowej i badaniom pierwotnej kultury polskiej i słowiańskiej, 2011
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 1993
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1991
Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geo... more Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geographischen Koordinaten der "Germania Magna" .
Documenta Praehistorica, 2020
The article presents the earliest ceramics of the site Szczepanki, north-eastern Poland, belongin... more The article presents the earliest ceramics of the site Szczepanki, north-eastern Poland, belonging to the Para-Neolithic Zedmar culture, which existed in the south-east Baltic region. The presented pottery come from the Late Atlantic layers, dated 5600–5100 conv BP. The pottery is discussed regarding the technology, morphological details, vessel forms and ornamentation. Each of the elements shows multidirectional influences or similarities with the Western and the Eastern Para-Neolithic, as well as the Danubian cultures and the TRB. However, a specific characteristic of the early Zedmar pottery relies on mixing features of various origins or traditions, creating a new and peculiar technology and style.
Infant feeding practices are culturally determined behaviours that have significant repercussions... more Infant feeding practices are culturally determined behaviours that have significant repercussions for infant morbidity and mortality rates. Knowledge of the infant feed-ing practices of prehistoric ...
Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geo... more Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geographischen Koordinaten der "Germania Magna" .
Analityka Nauka I Praktyka, 2008
Iaie Pan Nr Inw Dr 126 1, 1983
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in ... more Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in hearths and fireplaces extended daylight hours, whilst the use of flammable substances in torches offered light on the move. It is increasingly understood that pottery played a role in light production. In this study, we focus on ceramic oval bowls, made and used primarily by hunter-gatherer-fishers of the circum-Baltic over a c. 2000 year period beginning in the mid-6th millennium cal bc. Oval bowls commonly occur alongside larger (cooking) vessels. Their function as ‘oil lamps’ for illumination has been proposed on many occasions but only limited direct evidence has been secured to test this functional association. This study presents the results of molecular and isotopic analysis of preserved organic residues obtained from 115 oval bowls from 25 archaeological sites representing a wide range of environmental settings. Our findings confirm that the oval bowls of the circum-Baltic were ...
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 2022
Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in ... more Artificial illumination is a fundamental human need. Burning wood and other materials usually in hearths and fireplaces extended daylight hours, whilst the use of flammable substances in torches offered light on the move. It is increasingly understood that pottery played a role in light production. In this study, we focus on ceramic oval bowls, made and used primarily by hunter-gatherer-fishers of the circum-Baltic over a c. 2000 year period beginning in the mid-6th millennium cal BC.Oval bowls commonly occur alongside larger (cooking) vessels.Their function as ‘oil lamps’ for illumination
has been proposed on many occasions but only limited direct evidence has been secured to test this functional association. This study presents the results of molecular and isotopic analysis of preserved organic residues obtained
from 115 oval bowls from 25 archaeological sites representing a wide range of environmental settings. Our findings confirm that the oval bowls of the circum-Baltic were used primarily for burning fats and oils, predominantly for the purposes of illumination. The fats derive from the tissues of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms. Bulk isotope data of charred surface deposits show a consistently different pattern of use when oval bowls are compared to other pottery vessels within the same assemblage. It is suggested that hunter-gatherer-fishers around the 55th parallel commonly deployed material culture for artificial light production but the evidence is restricted to times and places where more durable technologies were employed, including the circum-Baltic.
Archeologia Polski, 2005
do Badań Historii Szkła powstało w 1958 r. w Liège w Belgii z okazji wielkiej wystawy szkieł poch... more do Badań Historii Szkła powstało w 1958 r. w Liège w Belgii z okazji wielkiej wystawy szkieł pochodzącycłi ze zbiorów belgijskicht pt. Trois millénaires d'art verrier à travers les collections publiques et privées de Belgique, która została zorganizowana w Musée Curtius 1. Wystawie towarzyszył kongres międzynarodowy pod nazwą ,Journées Internationales pour l'Histoire du Verre" (Międzynarodowe Dni Szkła). Już w czasie kongresu, z inicjatywy prof. dr. Josepha Philippe'a-dyrektora Musées d'Archéologie et d'Arts décoratifs de la Ville de Liège-oraz innych wybitnych historyków szmki i archeologów, powołano stałą organizację, która początkowo nosiła nazwę "Journées Internationales pour l'Histoire du Verre", a od 1967 r.-"Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre" (Międzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie do Badań Historii Szkła) 2. Siedzibą "Association ..." do połowy lat osiemdziesiątych ubiegłego wieku było Muzeum Szkła w Liège.
Światowit : rocznik poświęcony archeologii przeddziejowej i badaniom pierwotnej kultury polskiej i słowiańskiej, 2011
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 1993
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1991
Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geo... more Kalisia und leukaristos-zwei "Städte" aus der Geographia des Ptolemäus und die Frage nach den geographischen Koordinaten der "Germania Magna" .
Documenta Praehistorica, 2020
The article presents the earliest ceramics of the site Szczepanki, north-eastern Poland, belongin... more The article presents the earliest ceramics of the site Szczepanki, north-eastern Poland, belonging to the Para-Neolithic Zedmar culture, which existed in the south-east Baltic region. The presented pottery come from the Late Atlantic layers, dated 5600–5100 conv BP. The pottery is discussed regarding the technology, morphological details, vessel forms and ornamentation. Each of the elements shows multidirectional influences or similarities with the Western and the Eastern Para-Neolithic, as well as the Danubian cultures and the TRB. However, a specific characteristic of the early Zedmar pottery relies on mixing features of various origins or traditions, creating a new and peculiar technology and style.
Infant feeding practices are culturally determined behaviours that have significant repercussions... more Infant feeding practices are culturally determined behaviours that have significant repercussions for infant morbidity and mortality rates. Knowledge of the infant feed-ing practices of prehistoric ...