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Rocznik Muzeum Górnośląskiego w Bytomiu Archeologia 22 Bytom 2020, 2020
Ciochowice site 48 in Upper Silesia – putative Przeworsk Culture settlement Summary Archaeologica... more Ciochowice site 48 in Upper Silesia – putative Przeworsk
Culture settlement
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Archaeological fieldwork carried out on site no. 48 at Ciochowice next to
a large series of archaeological objects and a stratigraphic sequence associated with a late medieval stronghold for the first time yielded finds with an earlier dating. A small group of flint objects confirm that the location was occupied by human groups in the Late Palaeolithic (or the Mesolithic) and again, in the Roman Period. Trench no. 1/19 uncovered four well preserved features interpreted as hearths. The small size of the trench – 4 × 4 m – and presence of a stratigraphic sequence dated to a later age prevented the full recognition of all the hearths, except for feature no. 5. The features interpreted as hearths had a stone construction – mostly roughly rectangular, rounded at the corners, quite shallow and with a basin-shaped cross-section. They differed in their size, but this could be because of their level of preservation
or incomplete exposure. Similar features have been recorded in
settlement and production sites identified both in Silesia and in other parts of Poland settled by the Przeworsk culture people. The absence in their fill of archaeological material, be it only pottery or traces of bog ore working, make interpretation and closer dating of the features exceedingly difficult. Nevertheless, the radiocarbon dating of a sample taken from feature no. 5has established the chronology of this object as c. AD 4th century. A generally accepted view is that similar structures could have been used as kilns, used for different purposes – roasting ore, dolomite rock or limestone, to obtain lime, for heat processing food, in pottery making or even religious purposes. The limited body of data about the hearths found at Ciochowice suggests that their most likely use was food processing.
Key words: Barbaricum, Przeworsk culture, settlement, Upper Silesia
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XIX i XX Międzynarodowa Interdyscyplinarna Sesja Studentów Archeologii. Materiały Pokonferencyjne, 2019
Abstract: The term „princely graves” („Fürstengräber” in German literature) refers to richly equ... more Abstract: The term „princely graves” („Fürstengräber” in German literature) refers to richly equipped burials, both female and male, which stand out from the usual burial practices that were used during the Roman period. The subject of this paper is the development of the definition of the princely graves in European archaeology. The magnificent graves have already been called "princely" or even "royal", and, along with its database growth, the term also underwent an evolution that allows for refinement in terms of what those “princely graves” are and which of the burials should be considered as such. As it turns out, this is not an easy task: over the last century various researchers have struggled to determine appropriate criteria which would allow to properly distinguish princely graves from other burials from the Roman period. We are going to retrace changes of the definition of “princely grave” to show the impact of the development of methods and research approaches, and their effect on the understanding of concepts in European archaeology. An additional aspect worth mentioning is the fact that the preserved documentation as well as research results and interpretations all have been subject to historical processes which, mostly in the regional dimension, often took on the characteristics of political history and even propaganda. This is an exemplificatory case of the results of historical research becoming an element shaping said history while being part of it. The topic of this article sits well with the spirit of the conference, as we cover both the topic of graves and the work of scholars who dealt with them directly and indirectly. The dynamics and variability of the relationship between the object and the researcher and its interpretation will crown the paper on this interesting aspect of the history of European funerals.
Key words: Barbaricum, the Roman period, princely graves, elites, Germanic tribes, funerary practices
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Heritage, 2019
Ancient Roman wine is found outside of the borders of the Roman world as a result of the Roman in... more Ancient Roman wine is found outside of the borders of the Roman world as a result of the Roman influence, trade and political relations. In our project, we decided to extensively research and recreate the ancient method of wine making in order to understand ancient viticulture and viniculture as it could have been if implemented outside of the borders. The objective was to recreate roman wine using ancient methods based on ancient texts (such as Columella, Pliny the Elder, Cicero, Cato the Elder, Galenus and Mago). The wine was made using modern grapes grown on lands considered by the Romans as barbaric (i.e., outside the Roman Limes), in modern Poland. The aim of the project—except for the wine making itself—was to measure the level of alcohol created through fermentation process. Ethanol levels in samples were obtained using gas chromatography (GC).
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Rocznik Muzeum Górnośląskiego w Bytomiu Archeologia 22 Bytom 2020, 2020
Ciochowice site 48 in Upper Silesia – putative Przeworsk Culture settlement Summary Archaeologica... more Ciochowice site 48 in Upper Silesia – putative Przeworsk
Culture settlement
Summary
Archaeological fieldwork carried out on site no. 48 at Ciochowice next to
a large series of archaeological objects and a stratigraphic sequence associated with a late medieval stronghold for the first time yielded finds with an earlier dating. A small group of flint objects confirm that the location was occupied by human groups in the Late Palaeolithic (or the Mesolithic) and again, in the Roman Period. Trench no. 1/19 uncovered four well preserved features interpreted as hearths. The small size of the trench – 4 × 4 m – and presence of a stratigraphic sequence dated to a later age prevented the full recognition of all the hearths, except for feature no. 5. The features interpreted as hearths had a stone construction – mostly roughly rectangular, rounded at the corners, quite shallow and with a basin-shaped cross-section. They differed in their size, but this could be because of their level of preservation
or incomplete exposure. Similar features have been recorded in
settlement and production sites identified both in Silesia and in other parts of Poland settled by the Przeworsk culture people. The absence in their fill of archaeological material, be it only pottery or traces of bog ore working, make interpretation and closer dating of the features exceedingly difficult. Nevertheless, the radiocarbon dating of a sample taken from feature no. 5has established the chronology of this object as c. AD 4th century. A generally accepted view is that similar structures could have been used as kilns, used for different purposes – roasting ore, dolomite rock or limestone, to obtain lime, for heat processing food, in pottery making or even religious purposes. The limited body of data about the hearths found at Ciochowice suggests that their most likely use was food processing.
Key words: Barbaricum, Przeworsk culture, settlement, Upper Silesia
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XIX i XX Międzynarodowa Interdyscyplinarna Sesja Studentów Archeologii. Materiały Pokonferencyjne, 2019
Abstract: The term „princely graves” („Fürstengräber” in German literature) refers to richly equ... more Abstract: The term „princely graves” („Fürstengräber” in German literature) refers to richly equipped burials, both female and male, which stand out from the usual burial practices that were used during the Roman period. The subject of this paper is the development of the definition of the princely graves in European archaeology. The magnificent graves have already been called "princely" or even "royal", and, along with its database growth, the term also underwent an evolution that allows for refinement in terms of what those “princely graves” are and which of the burials should be considered as such. As it turns out, this is not an easy task: over the last century various researchers have struggled to determine appropriate criteria which would allow to properly distinguish princely graves from other burials from the Roman period. We are going to retrace changes of the definition of “princely grave” to show the impact of the development of methods and research approaches, and their effect on the understanding of concepts in European archaeology. An additional aspect worth mentioning is the fact that the preserved documentation as well as research results and interpretations all have been subject to historical processes which, mostly in the regional dimension, often took on the characteristics of political history and even propaganda. This is an exemplificatory case of the results of historical research becoming an element shaping said history while being part of it. The topic of this article sits well with the spirit of the conference, as we cover both the topic of graves and the work of scholars who dealt with them directly and indirectly. The dynamics and variability of the relationship between the object and the researcher and its interpretation will crown the paper on this interesting aspect of the history of European funerals.
Key words: Barbaricum, the Roman period, princely graves, elites, Germanic tribes, funerary practices
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Heritage, 2019
Ancient Roman wine is found outside of the borders of the Roman world as a result of the Roman in... more Ancient Roman wine is found outside of the borders of the Roman world as a result of the Roman influence, trade and political relations. In our project, we decided to extensively research and recreate the ancient method of wine making in order to understand ancient viticulture and viniculture as it could have been if implemented outside of the borders. The objective was to recreate roman wine using ancient methods based on ancient texts (such as Columella, Pliny the Elder, Cicero, Cato the Elder, Galenus and Mago). The wine was made using modern grapes grown on lands considered by the Romans as barbaric (i.e., outside the Roman Limes), in modern Poland. The aim of the project—except for the wine making itself—was to measure the level of alcohol created through fermentation process. Ethanol levels in samples were obtained using gas chromatography (GC).
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