Books by Piotr Papiernik
ŹRÓDŁA ARCHEOLOGICZNE W REJONIE PARKU KULTUROWEGO WIETRZYCHOWICE, TOM II. Cmentarzyska kultury pucharów lejkowatych w Gaju, stanowisko 1. Archaeological Sources in the Region of Wietrzychowice Culture Park, Vol. II. Cemetery of the Funnel Beaker culture in Gaj, site 1, 2023
‘Cemetery of the Funnel Beaker culture at Gaj, site 1’ is second volume of the series ‘Archaeolog... more ‘Cemetery of the Funnel Beaker culture at Gaj, site 1’ is second volume of the series ‘Archaeological sources in the region of the Wietrzychowice Culture Park’. This part present comprehensive study of the archaeological sources obtained during field work carried out in the years 1950 and 2014-2022. The main part of the publication are the study of materials from archaeological research of two long barrows no. 1 and 2 and their surroundings, which are supplemented by a number of analyzes and specialist opinions. Relevant section of the publication are studies of geomorphological and pedological situation of the site.
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Cmentarzyska kultury pucharów lejkowatych w Gaju, stanowisko 1, płyta DVD. Cemetery of the Funnel Beaker culture in Gaj, site 1, DVD, 2023
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Źródła archeologiczne w rejonie Parku Kulturowego Wietrzychowice Archaeological Remains in the Region of Wietrzychowice Culture Park, 2020
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Quaternary International, 2021
The Wietrzychowice Cultural Park protects one of the last preserved megalithic barrows constructe... more The Wietrzychowice Cultural Park protects one of the last preserved megalithic barrows constructed by the
Funnel Beaker Culture societies at the Kuyavia Lakeland (Central Poland). The nearby archaeological site at
´Smieły located on the shore of Kara´snia Lake provided numerous Mesolithic and Neolithic remains such as flint
artefacts, potsherds, arrowheads, and mammal bones with traces of human processing. The lake and peat sediments
at the ´Smieły site provided a unique opportunity to investigate man-environment relationships during the
transition period from Mesolithic to Neolithic. The age-depth model for the deposits was based on five radiocarbon
dates as well as archaeological artefacts. The multi-proxy study, including geochemistry, pollen, plant
macrofossils, Mollusca, Cladocera and Chironomidae analyses, were conducted to recognize palaeoenvironmental
changes between 7500 and 3500 BCE. Combining environmental and archaeological data, we
attempt to distinguish between natural phenomena triggered by climate factors with those induced by human
activity. The data indicated hydrological changes associated with natural factors: (1) the phase of aquatic
ecosystem since 7500 to 5800 BCE, (2) the phase of water shallowing between 5800 and 4600 BCE, and (3) the
development of alder fen in the lake shore zone since ca. 4600 BCE. Vegetation changes suggest early landscape
transformations in Central Poland already due to the activity of Mesolithic societies. Fossil pollen and plant
macroremains data combined with detailed map of modern soil distribution in the area allowed to identify
pattern of vegetation distribution around the Mesolithic campsite. Neolithic discontinuity of habitation process
between ca. 4600 and 4000 BCE (in the times of Brze´s´c Kujawski Group of Lendyel Culture) can be associated
with climate change resulting in Kara´snia Lake level lowering.
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PRACE I MATERIAŁY MUZEUM ARCHEOLOGICZNEGO I ETNOGRAFICZNEGO W ŁODZI, Seria Archeologiczna, 2018
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Acta Archaeologica Lodziensia, 2017
Archaeological excavations in the region of today’s Wietrzychowice Culture Park have begun in the... more Archaeological excavations in the region of today’s Wietrzychowice Culture Park have begun in the 1930s by professor Konrad Jażdżewski himself and were carried on under his supervision in the 1950s. Field works were resumed by the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź and the Konrad Jażdżewski Foundation of Archaeological Research in 2009. They aim at conducting interdisciplinary research, which would provide a complete picture of the settlement of the Funnel Beaker culture in the vicinity of megalithic cemeteries at Wietrzychowice and Gaj. A very important element of the programme is non-invasive work done as the project“Archaeological Sources in the region of Wietrzychowice Culture Park“, completed as part of the programme of the Minister of Culture and Cultural Heritage, called “Cultural Heritage”, priority 5, “Protection of Archaeological Artefacts”.
The field works have yielded artefacts dating back to the period between the late Palaeolithic and the Middle Ages. One of the most relevant results of verification field surveys have been the discovery of a new group of sites of the Linear Pottery culture. Artefacts of that type were unearthed on 44 sites. It is an unexpected result, as the programme of Archaeological Picture of Poland carried out in the 1980s revealed only two such sites on the territory in question, situated 20km away from a well-recognised settlement cluster of the Linear Pottery culture in the region of Brześć Kujawski.
The analysis of the pottery unearthed on separate sites clearly indicates the cultural provenience of particular assemblages. In the case of table ware (delicate work) these are fragments of thin-walled, or more rarely mediumwalled forms, made of processed clay (without silt), almost completely void of thinning admixture. In the case of kitchen ware (coarse work) , we can observe vegetation admixture with sand and grog (chamotte) admixture. Delicate vessel pottery is mainly decorated with engraved lines in various patterns, frequently accompanied by note motifs. Decoration on kitchen ware is limited to finger and fingernail imprints and knobs placed in different parts of the vessels.
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Between August 2014 and July 2017, the Konrad Jażdżewski Foundation of Archaeological Research co... more Between August 2014 and July 2017, the Konrad Jażdżewski Foundation of Archaeological Research conducted a series of aerial surveys, which aimed to re-examine the location of the Kuyavian long barrows, known from archival sources. Over a dozen of the barrows were explored by professor Konrad Jażdżewski in the
1930s. The other ones are now completely levelled. The aerial survey was carried out on the area of the following villages : Obałki, Leśniczówka (currently Arciszewo), Lubomin, Śmieły, and Łania (c.f W. Chmielewski 1952). In the summer of 2015, a survey over the valley of the Zgłowiączka river was conducted. It encompassed the villages of Dęby Janiszewskie and Janiszewo, which according to descriptions, consisted of numerous Kuyavian long barrows. The aerial surveys in search of Kuyavian long barrows are still in progress. Until now, almost 130 flights have
been made, which resulted in nearly 7500 photographs taken. On the basis of the obtained results, it seems that the applied method is very effective. Thanks to the flights over Izbica Kujawska and Lubraniec, it was possible to locate the 17 long barrows cemeteries at Dęby Janiszewskie, Janiszewo, Leśniczówka, Lubomin, Obałki, Śmieły and Łania.The obtained results are relevant from the point of view of conservation works. As the long barrows are situated on arable land, they are gradually being destroyed and threatened with obliteration.
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Funnel Beaker Culture societies at the Kuyavia Lakeland (Central Poland). The nearby archaeological site at
´Smieły located on the shore of Kara´snia Lake provided numerous Mesolithic and Neolithic remains such as flint
artefacts, potsherds, arrowheads, and mammal bones with traces of human processing. The lake and peat sediments
at the ´Smieły site provided a unique opportunity to investigate man-environment relationships during the
transition period from Mesolithic to Neolithic. The age-depth model for the deposits was based on five radiocarbon
dates as well as archaeological artefacts. The multi-proxy study, including geochemistry, pollen, plant
macrofossils, Mollusca, Cladocera and Chironomidae analyses, were conducted to recognize palaeoenvironmental
changes between 7500 and 3500 BCE. Combining environmental and archaeological data, we
attempt to distinguish between natural phenomena triggered by climate factors with those induced by human
activity. The data indicated hydrological changes associated with natural factors: (1) the phase of aquatic
ecosystem since 7500 to 5800 BCE, (2) the phase of water shallowing between 5800 and 4600 BCE, and (3) the
development of alder fen in the lake shore zone since ca. 4600 BCE. Vegetation changes suggest early landscape
transformations in Central Poland already due to the activity of Mesolithic societies. Fossil pollen and plant
macroremains data combined with detailed map of modern soil distribution in the area allowed to identify
pattern of vegetation distribution around the Mesolithic campsite. Neolithic discontinuity of habitation process
between ca. 4600 and 4000 BCE (in the times of Brze´s´c Kujawski Group of Lendyel Culture) can be associated
with climate change resulting in Kara´snia Lake level lowering.
The field works have yielded artefacts dating back to the period between the late Palaeolithic and the Middle Ages. One of the most relevant results of verification field surveys have been the discovery of a new group of sites of the Linear Pottery culture. Artefacts of that type were unearthed on 44 sites. It is an unexpected result, as the programme of Archaeological Picture of Poland carried out in the 1980s revealed only two such sites on the territory in question, situated 20km away from a well-recognised settlement cluster of the Linear Pottery culture in the region of Brześć Kujawski.
The analysis of the pottery unearthed on separate sites clearly indicates the cultural provenience of particular assemblages. In the case of table ware (delicate work) these are fragments of thin-walled, or more rarely mediumwalled forms, made of processed clay (without silt), almost completely void of thinning admixture. In the case of kitchen ware (coarse work) , we can observe vegetation admixture with sand and grog (chamotte) admixture. Delicate vessel pottery is mainly decorated with engraved lines in various patterns, frequently accompanied by note motifs. Decoration on kitchen ware is limited to finger and fingernail imprints and knobs placed in different parts of the vessels.
1930s. The other ones are now completely levelled. The aerial survey was carried out on the area of the following villages : Obałki, Leśniczówka (currently Arciszewo), Lubomin, Śmieły, and Łania (c.f W. Chmielewski 1952). In the summer of 2015, a survey over the valley of the Zgłowiączka river was conducted. It encompassed the villages of Dęby Janiszewskie and Janiszewo, which according to descriptions, consisted of numerous Kuyavian long barrows. The aerial surveys in search of Kuyavian long barrows are still in progress. Until now, almost 130 flights have
been made, which resulted in nearly 7500 photographs taken. On the basis of the obtained results, it seems that the applied method is very effective. Thanks to the flights over Izbica Kujawska and Lubraniec, it was possible to locate the 17 long barrows cemeteries at Dęby Janiszewskie, Janiszewo, Leśniczówka, Lubomin, Obałki, Śmieły and Łania.The obtained results are relevant from the point of view of conservation works. As the long barrows are situated on arable land, they are gradually being destroyed and threatened with obliteration.
Funnel Beaker Culture societies at the Kuyavia Lakeland (Central Poland). The nearby archaeological site at
´Smieły located on the shore of Kara´snia Lake provided numerous Mesolithic and Neolithic remains such as flint
artefacts, potsherds, arrowheads, and mammal bones with traces of human processing. The lake and peat sediments
at the ´Smieły site provided a unique opportunity to investigate man-environment relationships during the
transition period from Mesolithic to Neolithic. The age-depth model for the deposits was based on five radiocarbon
dates as well as archaeological artefacts. The multi-proxy study, including geochemistry, pollen, plant
macrofossils, Mollusca, Cladocera and Chironomidae analyses, were conducted to recognize palaeoenvironmental
changes between 7500 and 3500 BCE. Combining environmental and archaeological data, we
attempt to distinguish between natural phenomena triggered by climate factors with those induced by human
activity. The data indicated hydrological changes associated with natural factors: (1) the phase of aquatic
ecosystem since 7500 to 5800 BCE, (2) the phase of water shallowing between 5800 and 4600 BCE, and (3) the
development of alder fen in the lake shore zone since ca. 4600 BCE. Vegetation changes suggest early landscape
transformations in Central Poland already due to the activity of Mesolithic societies. Fossil pollen and plant
macroremains data combined with detailed map of modern soil distribution in the area allowed to identify
pattern of vegetation distribution around the Mesolithic campsite. Neolithic discontinuity of habitation process
between ca. 4600 and 4000 BCE (in the times of Brze´s´c Kujawski Group of Lendyel Culture) can be associated
with climate change resulting in Kara´snia Lake level lowering.
The field works have yielded artefacts dating back to the period between the late Palaeolithic and the Middle Ages. One of the most relevant results of verification field surveys have been the discovery of a new group of sites of the Linear Pottery culture. Artefacts of that type were unearthed on 44 sites. It is an unexpected result, as the programme of Archaeological Picture of Poland carried out in the 1980s revealed only two such sites on the territory in question, situated 20km away from a well-recognised settlement cluster of the Linear Pottery culture in the region of Brześć Kujawski.
The analysis of the pottery unearthed on separate sites clearly indicates the cultural provenience of particular assemblages. In the case of table ware (delicate work) these are fragments of thin-walled, or more rarely mediumwalled forms, made of processed clay (without silt), almost completely void of thinning admixture. In the case of kitchen ware (coarse work) , we can observe vegetation admixture with sand and grog (chamotte) admixture. Delicate vessel pottery is mainly decorated with engraved lines in various patterns, frequently accompanied by note motifs. Decoration on kitchen ware is limited to finger and fingernail imprints and knobs placed in different parts of the vessels.
1930s. The other ones are now completely levelled. The aerial survey was carried out on the area of the following villages : Obałki, Leśniczówka (currently Arciszewo), Lubomin, Śmieły, and Łania (c.f W. Chmielewski 1952). In the summer of 2015, a survey over the valley of the Zgłowiączka river was conducted. It encompassed the villages of Dęby Janiszewskie and Janiszewo, which according to descriptions, consisted of numerous Kuyavian long barrows. The aerial surveys in search of Kuyavian long barrows are still in progress. Until now, almost 130 flights have
been made, which resulted in nearly 7500 photographs taken. On the basis of the obtained results, it seems that the applied method is very effective. Thanks to the flights over Izbica Kujawska and Lubraniec, it was possible to locate the 17 long barrows cemeteries at Dęby Janiszewskie, Janiszewo, Leśniczówka, Lubomin, Obałki, Śmieły and Łania.The obtained results are relevant from the point of view of conservation works. As the long barrows are situated on arable land, they are gradually being destroyed and threatened with obliteration.