Poland

Grodzisko Owidz (PL)

Member of EXARC
No

Grodzisko Owidz is a reconstruction of an 11th century medieval castle located near Starogard Gdański. The castle, located on the hill above the Wierzyca, River was one of the strongest in the area, and its rise was connected with the strengthening of Boleslaw Chrobry's dominion over Pomerania.

It was probably destroyed in 1090 by the order of Władysław Herman, who at that time destroyed a large part of Pomeranian castles, in order to prevent the Pomorzan rebellion. In spite of the damage, the castle continued to function. During the Swedish Deluge, the fort was used by the Swedes as a camp, hence the popular local name - Swedish Hill.

Archaeological Feast at the Goths’ Village

Date
Organised by
Swietokrzyskie Association of Industrial Heritage (PL)
Organised by
Stanislaw Staszic Museum in Hrubieszow
Goths’ Village Association in Masłomęcz
Hrubieszów Commune
The Institute of Archaeology of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
Country
Poland

Archaeological research into the culture of the Goths in the Hrubieszów Basin started in 1977. Since the very beginning, the importance of the discoveries, attractive artifacts and exceptional funeral customs of those who inhabited the region 1700 years ago have been the focus of public interest.

Book Review: The Art of Prehistoric Textile Making: The Development of Craft Traditions and Clothing in Central Europe by Karina Grömer

Author(s)
Raylene McCalman 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/4
Textile research has made significant advances in recent years as new technologies and methods are developed, tested, and applied to the analyses of archaeological textiles. The FWF-Project1, a collaborative research effort involving researchers and artists from institutions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany, engaged in ...

How Did They Drill That? – A Few Observations on the Possible Methods for Making Large-sized Holes in Antler

Author(s)
Justyna Orłowska 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2
From the Neolithic period comes a whole range of various kinds of artefacts made of antler (for example axes, hammer-adzes), distinguished by the presence of a large hole (diameter over 2 cm) in their structure. With time, archaeologists started to wonder about possible ways of producing holes of this type...

Roundtables at University College Dublin, January 2015

Author(s)
Ruth Fillery-Travis 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2
On 15 January 2015 around 25 people participated in the Academic Round Table chaired by Professor Bill Schindler from Washington College, and later this day in the Experimental Archaeology Networks Roundtable, with Roeland Paardekooper from EXARC chairing. Attendees came from a variety of countries, including Malta, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, UK, Sweden, the US and Poland...

Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)

Author(s)
Grzegorz Osipowicz 1 ✉,
D. Nowak 1,
Justyna Kuriga 1
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/1
In 1998 the Society for Experimental Primeval Archaeology (SEPA) was founded at the Institute of Archaeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń. Since its beginnings, SEPA members have dedicated a great effort to engaging in numerous scientific experiments with the aim to present human lifestyle in prehistoric times in general...

Faktoria (PL)

Member of EXARC
No

The so called amber road, the commercial route through which amber was traded, was a main feature of the cultural life in the baltic sea civilizations.

Faktoria is a theme park in which edutainment about the so called amber-road in the roman times is provided.

Gród na Górze Birów (PL)

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No

The spectacular cliffs of rocks which form the elevation of Birow mountain hide an outstanding reconstruction of the fortified castle which was once standing here.

In a breathtaking landscape and close to the ruins of another beautiful castle, the wooden reconstruction of the mount Birow Castle is a must-see intriguing site.