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Jedenastowieczne cmentarzysko w Morawach
Eleventh-century cemetery in Morawy

Author(s): Marcin Danielewski
Contributor(s): Ewa Dratwa (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Comparative history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Morawy;grave field;captives;gold knob;Kuyavia

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the issues of an 11th century grave field in Morawy village in Kuyavia. In the first Piasts times, the area was an integral part of the dynasty’s dominion. Discovered in the 1930s, the grave field is of great importance from the point of view of considerations of ethnically foreign settlement in Poland. At the same time, the grave field registered by Stanisław Madajski supplements our knowledge of the advancement of Christianity in the 11th century in Poland. The knowledge of the necropolis, especially general access to the results of the excavations in Morawy, were unsatisfactory. Therefore, an attempt was made to re-discuss the results of the excavations from 1937, verified in the field in 2015. As part of the new research, the formerly excavated material was verified, topped with archive search queries aimed at recognising open settlement in the village of Morawy and the grave field itself.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 23-42
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish