Artur Brzóska
M.A. Artur BrzóskaUnderwater archaeologist and diving instructor CMAS. From 2001 he is working in IA UW . Participant in many commercial archaeological missions. From 2013 he is working at the Departament of Underwater Archaeology. Interests: historical archaeology, wreck archaeology, methodology of underwater excavations, underwater photograph.
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In 2013, employees and students of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, supervised by the authors of the present paper, in cooperation with members of the Stowarzyszenie Poszukiwań Miejsc Walk i Martyrologii oraz Mogił Wojennych ‘Leśni’ (Association
for Searching Sites of combat and Martyrdom and War Graves ‘Leśni’), and the Warszawski Klub Płetwonurków (Warsaw Divers’ club) took part in an underwater exploration of the brożane Lake. The objective of the prospection was to find traces of an engagement during whicha guerrilla troop led by Władysław Stefanowski (nickname ‘Grom’) was surrounded and routed by the Soviet forces supported by the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (Polish People’s Army) during the so-called ‘Augustów Roundup’ in July
1945. These events still remain an unacknowledged page in Polish history. Resting places of almost 600 out of the total of 7000 persons arrested at the time are still to be determined. Similarly, it is unknown where are the mortal remains of the majority of the 160-men-strong guerrilla troop of ‘Grom’.
Post-war accounts provided by local fishermen from the Brożane Lake inspired members of the Association ‘Leśni’ and the IA UW to investigate the lakefront in hopes of finding the site of the partisans’ last stand. In the course of the work, the north-western part of the waterbody was
explored. Several items were found, such as a pocket knife or iron fragments of an artillery shell, however they could not have been convincingly connected to the discussed events.
More information: http://underwaterexpedition.uw.edu.pl/3rd-warsaw-seminar-on-underwater-archaeology/?preview_id=139&preview_nonce=2e7cae75ff&_thumbnail_id=149&preview=true
and Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/498376323968247/
Underwater archaeology
of lake settlements of the microregion of the Orzysz and Wylewy lakes. The expedition in 2016
The area of the Lake Orzysz (former Arys-See) and Lake Wylewy (former Czarni-See) attracted interest of archaeologists starting from the 19th century. The paper presents the history of archaeological research in the area, focusing namely on the lake dwellings of the West Balt Barrows Culture from the Early Iron Age. The region was surveyed in May 2016 by the team of scholars and students from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The archival data from former Prussia-Museum, stored in Berlin (Museum für vor- und frühgeschichte der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz) were utilized to precise the position of the dwellings. Most important archival document was a map (Fig. 5) prepared by captain von Streng from ex-Bartenstein, a member of 19th century researchers team led by Joachim von Heydeck. With the use ofaerial photographs, sonar underwater scanning, diving and land surveys it was possible to situate the dwelling from the Lake Wylewy however the position of the one from Lake Orzysz remains still hypothetical. Additionally a digital plan of thestronghold from Skomack Wielki was made (Fig. 10). Apart from the above a few spots to check were found, i.e. alleged archaeological sites. The enterprise had also significant educational value for students.
In 2013, employees and students of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, supervised by the authors of the present paper, in cooperation with members of the Stowarzyszenie Poszukiwań Miejsc Walk i Martyrologii oraz Mogił Wojennych ‘Leśni’ (Association
for Searching Sites of combat and Martyrdom and War Graves ‘Leśni’), and the Warszawski Klub Płetwonurków (Warsaw Divers’ club) took part in an underwater exploration of the brożane Lake. The objective of the prospection was to find traces of an engagement during whicha guerrilla troop led by Władysław Stefanowski (nickname ‘Grom’) was surrounded and routed by the Soviet forces supported by the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (Polish People’s Army) during the so-called ‘Augustów Roundup’ in July
1945. These events still remain an unacknowledged page in Polish history. Resting places of almost 600 out of the total of 7000 persons arrested at the time are still to be determined. Similarly, it is unknown where are the mortal remains of the majority of the 160-men-strong guerrilla troop of ‘Grom’.
Post-war accounts provided by local fishermen from the Brożane Lake inspired members of the Association ‘Leśni’ and the IA UW to investigate the lakefront in hopes of finding the site of the partisans’ last stand. In the course of the work, the north-western part of the waterbody was
explored. Several items were found, such as a pocket knife or iron fragments of an artillery shell, however they could not have been convincingly connected to the discussed events.
More information: http://underwaterexpedition.uw.edu.pl/3rd-warsaw-seminar-on-underwater-archaeology/?preview_id=139&preview_nonce=2e7cae75ff&_thumbnail_id=149&preview=true
and Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/498376323968247/
of lake settlements of the microregion of the Orzysz and Wylewy lakes. The expedition in 2016
The area of the Lake Orzysz (former Arys-See) and Lake Wylewy (former Czarni-See) attracted interest of archaeologists starting from the 19th century. The paper presents the history of archaeological research in the area, focusing namely on the lake dwellings of the West Balt Barrows Culture from the Early Iron Age. The region was surveyed in May 2016 by the team of scholars and students from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The archival data from former Prussia-Museum, stored in Berlin (Museum für vor- und frühgeschichte der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz) were utilized to precise the position of the dwellings. Most important archival document was a map (Fig. 5) prepared by captain von Streng from ex-Bartenstein, a member of 19th century researchers team led by Joachim von Heydeck. With the use ofaerial photographs, sonar underwater scanning, diving and land surveys it was possible to situate the dwelling from the Lake Wylewy however the position of the one from Lake Orzysz remains still hypothetical. Additionally a digital plan of thestronghold from Skomack Wielki was made (Fig. 10). Apart from the above a few spots to check were found, i.e. alleged archaeological sites. The enterprise had also significant educational value for students.