in: Maciej Dębiec, Jacek Górski, Johannes Müller, Marek Nowak, Andrzej Pelisiak, Thomas Saile, Piotr Włodarczak (eds), From Farmers to Heroes? Archaeological Studies in Honor of Sławomir Kadrow, 2022
This paper presents the find of a Lockenring-type gold earring discovered at a Middle Bronze Age ... more This paper presents the find of a Lockenring-type gold earring discovered at a Middle Bronze Age multilayered site at Kakucs-Turján (Central Hungary). The find is presented against the background of current knowledge of the quantity, distribution and context of deposition of gold items related to Vatya culture. So-called Lockenringe are the most abundant type of gold items discovered in the area of the Middle Danube Basin. The Kakucs-Turján earring, although not unique in form, is one of the few examples of gold artefacts discovered in a stratigraphically secure settlement context.
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Bronze Age barrows in the area of the Krotoszyn Forest (southwestern Wielkopolska). Over time, the scope of this research was expanded and the results are presented to the reader in the next volume in the SAO/SPEŚ series. This book is the culmination of several years of work by Polish and German archaeologists focused on Middle Bronze Age research. The area of their research became the region of southwestern Wielkopolska. In this part of Poland, due to the large amount of forests that survived the dynamic development of agrotechnology from the end of the 19th century, there are still a relatively large number of archaeological sites with their own landscape form preserved. The vast majority of them are barrows that are relics of the Middle Bronze Age cultural landscape. The book presented to the reader includes the results of rescue and non-invasive research, as well as the compilation of archival materials at the disposal of individual museums. The compiled information made it possible to determine the state of current knowledge about the Middle Bronze Age in the region of southwestern Wielkopolska, and was confronted with information from neighboring regions of Central Europe. The excavations and research that led to this publication were carried out by the National Science Center of Poland - (NSC - project no. 2012/05/B/HS3/03714 and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation – project number 2901391021–SFB 1266 and under Germany´s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2150 ROOTS - 390870439).
in the Studien zur Archäologie in Ostmitteleuropa/
Studia nad Pradziejami Europy
Środkowej series. It is based on the author’s
doctoral dissertation concerning defensive
settlements in Central Europe. The latter
is one of the major focus areas in the archaeology
of the period around 2000 BCE,
encompassing numerous issues relating to
the key phenomena of the Early Bronze
age, such as social stratification, trade and
exchange, warfare and metal production.
At the same time, the book contributes to
the broader discussion on Bronze Age defensive
settlements presented as part of the
SAO/SPEŚ series, supplementing general
studies (volume 5), aspectual monographs
(volume 9) and the findings from research
conducted at the site in Bruszczewo (volumes
2, 13 and 14). This publication offers
a comparative study of four areas in Central
Europe: the Alpine region, south-western
Wielkopolska, the Middle Danube Basin
and Upper Tisza Basin, outlining a comprehensive
panorama of the phenomenon
and demonstrating regional variations. The
author delivers a well-ordered disquisition
concerning chief aspects of the functioning
of settlements in the aforesaid cultural-
-geographical regions, supported by abundant
data. Given the shortage of monographic
studies on the addressed issue,
this book constitutes a significant building
block in our knowledge about Bronze Age
settlement forms, and compellingly suggests
future directions of research.
to defensive settlement are raised in
our series. Its 5th volume entitled "Defensive
Structures: from Central Europe to the Aegean in
the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC" was devoted to
similar issues. This should come as no surprise
because the question of defensive settlements,
especially those from the 2nd millennium
BC in Europe, attracts an entire
package of key issues determining cultural
development on our continent. By no means
do they concern only progress in the construction
of fortifications. For defensive settlements
carry considerable information on
settlement organization. What is more, they
reflect the process of social structure complexity
and enable studies of mechanisms
governing long-distance exchange and manufacture
of the most spectacular objects.
The authors of individual chapters in
this volume come from several countries:
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Slovakia and Sweden. They are seasoned
scholars with many publications to their
credit who actively participate in the most
important discussions on the significance
of the Bronze Age in Europe’s prehistory.
This panel of authors ensures—we are
deeply convinced — that this volume will
be yet another valuable voice in the important
discussion on the significance of defensive
settlements in Europe in the 2nd
millennium BC. Moreover, this research
makes us aware howmuch the inhabitants
of our continent had in common at that
time, regardless of where they lived: on
the Baltic, in the Carpathian Basin or in
the Aegean.
Papers by Mateusz Jaeger
CORRIGENDUM 10.1017/RDC.2022.86
related to the provenance of amber, the context of its deposition and the chronological mechanisms of its spread in the studied area are discussed. The results obtained are encouraging enough to compare and clarify the initiation of amber acceptance, its further perception and valuation by exchange strategies, where amber seems to be provided rather as a by-product of a more complex trade system, focused primarily on metal exchange.
Bronze Age barrows in the area of the Krotoszyn Forest (southwestern Wielkopolska). Over time, the scope of this research was expanded and the results are presented to the reader in the next volume in the SAO/SPEŚ series. This book is the culmination of several years of work by Polish and German archaeologists focused on Middle Bronze Age research. The area of their research became the region of southwestern Wielkopolska. In this part of Poland, due to the large amount of forests that survived the dynamic development of agrotechnology from the end of the 19th century, there are still a relatively large number of archaeological sites with their own landscape form preserved. The vast majority of them are barrows that are relics of the Middle Bronze Age cultural landscape. The book presented to the reader includes the results of rescue and non-invasive research, as well as the compilation of archival materials at the disposal of individual museums. The compiled information made it possible to determine the state of current knowledge about the Middle Bronze Age in the region of southwestern Wielkopolska, and was confronted with information from neighboring regions of Central Europe. The excavations and research that led to this publication were carried out by the National Science Center of Poland - (NSC - project no. 2012/05/B/HS3/03714 and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation – project number 2901391021–SFB 1266 and under Germany´s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2150 ROOTS - 390870439).
in the Studien zur Archäologie in Ostmitteleuropa/
Studia nad Pradziejami Europy
Środkowej series. It is based on the author’s
doctoral dissertation concerning defensive
settlements in Central Europe. The latter
is one of the major focus areas in the archaeology
of the period around 2000 BCE,
encompassing numerous issues relating to
the key phenomena of the Early Bronze
age, such as social stratification, trade and
exchange, warfare and metal production.
At the same time, the book contributes to
the broader discussion on Bronze Age defensive
settlements presented as part of the
SAO/SPEŚ series, supplementing general
studies (volume 5), aspectual monographs
(volume 9) and the findings from research
conducted at the site in Bruszczewo (volumes
2, 13 and 14). This publication offers
a comparative study of four areas in Central
Europe: the Alpine region, south-western
Wielkopolska, the Middle Danube Basin
and Upper Tisza Basin, outlining a comprehensive
panorama of the phenomenon
and demonstrating regional variations. The
author delivers a well-ordered disquisition
concerning chief aspects of the functioning
of settlements in the aforesaid cultural-
-geographical regions, supported by abundant
data. Given the shortage of monographic
studies on the addressed issue,
this book constitutes a significant building
block in our knowledge about Bronze Age
settlement forms, and compellingly suggests
future directions of research.
to defensive settlement are raised in
our series. Its 5th volume entitled "Defensive
Structures: from Central Europe to the Aegean in
the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC" was devoted to
similar issues. This should come as no surprise
because the question of defensive settlements,
especially those from the 2nd millennium
BC in Europe, attracts an entire
package of key issues determining cultural
development on our continent. By no means
do they concern only progress in the construction
of fortifications. For defensive settlements
carry considerable information on
settlement organization. What is more, they
reflect the process of social structure complexity
and enable studies of mechanisms
governing long-distance exchange and manufacture
of the most spectacular objects.
The authors of individual chapters in
this volume come from several countries:
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Slovakia and Sweden. They are seasoned
scholars with many publications to their
credit who actively participate in the most
important discussions on the significance
of the Bronze Age in Europe’s prehistory.
This panel of authors ensures—we are
deeply convinced — that this volume will
be yet another valuable voice in the important
discussion on the significance of defensive
settlements in Europe in the 2nd
millennium BC. Moreover, this research
makes us aware howmuch the inhabitants
of our continent had in common at that
time, regardless of where they lived: on
the Baltic, in the Carpathian Basin or in
the Aegean.
CORRIGENDUM 10.1017/RDC.2022.86
related to the provenance of amber, the context of its deposition and the chronological mechanisms of its spread in the studied area are discussed. The results obtained are encouraging enough to compare and clarify the initiation of amber acceptance, its further perception and valuation by exchange strategies, where amber seems to be provided rather as a by-product of a more complex trade system, focused primarily on metal exchange.
This paper discusses the fragmentarily preserved clay wagon model found at a fortified settlement of the Vatya culture in Kakucs-Turján. Thus far, finds of that type have not been reported in the area of the central Danube Basin. Presence of the model in layers dated to the Middle Bronze Age corresponds with a broader phenomenon, where one observes a quantitative increase of such artefacts in the first half of the 2nd millennium BC, as well as adds to the picture of dynamic relationships linking the community of that Vatya settlement with other regions in the Carpathian Basin.
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the rst, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reeected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.