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Marija Gimbutas and Her Vision of the Steppe Indo-europeanization of Europe: Reception, Rejection and Revitalization Open
The theory of Indo-Europeanization of the continent can be seen as a focal point in all Marija Gimbutas’s work and in her role in the history of archaeology. This theory has combined various directions of her interests and revealed the the…
Intermarine Area Archaeology and its Contribution to Studies of Prehistoric Europe Open
Intermarine Area Archaeology refers to research programmes focusing on the prehistory of the Baltic-Pontic Intermarine Area, i.e. lands extending between the Baltic and Black seas. This article outlines the development stages and current s…
Between the East and the West of Europe: The Eneolithic and the Beginning of the Bronze Age in Light of Studies on Bio-Cultural Borderlands Open
The barrows of the Yamnaya culture located along the middle Dniester River (southern Ukraine, Yampil region) became a matter of concern for a Polish-Ukrainian archaeological expedition. As a result of this joint effort, a series of earlier…
Late Neolithic Hilltop Communities in Central Kujawy Open
The article presents the history and the most important results of archaeological research on the so-called Prokopiak’s Mount at Opatowice in the Kujawy region. Archaeologists from the Adam Mickiewicz University conducted surveys and excav…
Pottery of <i>Pikutkowo</i> Type in the Funnel Beaker Culture: Characteristics, Dispersion and Context Open
The article discusses the current state of knowledge concerning the set of specific pottery characteristics of the Funnel Beaker culture that constitutes the so-called Pikutkowo stylistics. It is especially strongly represented in Kujawy, …
Great expectations: reflections on the 20th anniversary of Poland’s motorway construction rescue archaeology programme Open
This paper examines the political, legal and organisational aspects of rescue excavations carried out in advance of motorway construction in Poland during the last 20 years. This analysis tries to determine why this comprehensive and ambit…
Pottery of Pikutkowo Style and Processes of Eneolithisation of “Megalithic Cultures” in the 4th Millennium BC Open
The authors discuss the current state of knowledge concerning the specific pottery features of the Funnel Beaker culture (FBC) that constitute the "cycle of Pikutkowo stylistics”. These characteristics are especially strongly represented i…
Ritual position and “tattooing ” techniques in the funeral practices of the “barrow cultures” of the Pontic-Caspian steppe / forest steppe area. Porohy 3A, Yampil Region, Vinnytsia Oblast : specialist analysis research perspectives Open
The present paper discusses the results of an interdisciplinary study of human remains in the form of two ulnae from a female skeleton found in grave 10, Porohy 3A site (Middle Dniester Area), dated to Early Bronze Age: 2650-2500 BC. The p…
A Final Eneolithic Research Inspirations: Subcarpathia Borderlands Between Eastern and Western Europe Open
This study explores a Subcarpathian assemblage of Corded Ware funeral materials as evidence obtained over the last decade, with a focus on their research value for studies of the transmission of civilization models embraced by Final Eneoli…
Builders and Users of Ritual Centres, Yampil Barrow Complex: Studies of Diet Based on Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Composition Open
The paper presents δ 13 C and δ 15 N isotope content measurements in human bones from 16 graves, being part of the Yampil Barrow Complex. From the results, conclusions may be drawn about the diet of barrow builders and users. It was based …
Status of Animals in Funerary Rituals of Founders and Users of Ceremonial Centres of the Yampil Barrow Cemetery Complex(4th/3rd-2nd Millenium BC). A Zooarchaeological Perspective Open
This study discusses the issue of ‘animal deposits’ in funerary practices of early barrow communities settling the Black Sea steppe and forest-steppe in the 4rd/3nd-2nd millennium. The focus of analytical studies is directly on the Yampil …
Święte 11, Feature 1149: Sequence of Funerary Rites Practiced by Corded Ware Peoples and Early Bronze North Pontic Cultures Open
A set of sources embodied by features 1149A and 1149B at Święte 11, Jarosław District, Podkarpackie Province, is one of a kind in Lesser Poland as it includes a vessel associated with steppe cultures of the Northwest Black Sea Coast. The v…
Traits Of ‘Early Bronze’ Pontic Cultures In The Development Of Lowland And Eastern European Forest Cultural Environments In The Baltic Southern Drainage Basin. An Outline Of The State Of Research Open
This publication constitutes the fruits of National Science Centre research projects (grant \nno 2011/01/M/HS3/02142 – 6 articles) and the National Programme for the Development \nof the Humanities (grant no 0108/NPH3/H12/82/2014 – 3 artic…