Between History and Archaeology: Papers in honour of Jacek Lech, 2018
An important role in the extraction and utilisation of siliceous rocks was played by the Udorka V... more An important role in the extraction and utilisation of siliceous rocks was played by the Udorka Valley region, situated in the south-eastern part of the Ryczów Upland. In this region, numerous outcropsof various siliceous rocks are located including outcrops of chocolate flint, and many sites with artefacts from chocolate flint dated from the Middle Palaeolithic. In Udorka Valley, in the area of chocolate flint outcrop, a number of small depressions in the ground with unfinished flint artefacts were encountered and which have been tentatively considered to be remnants of the activities of prehistoric miners. The area under scrutiny was investigated using airborne laser scanning methods (LiDAR, ALS). This paper presents the preliminary results.
Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykor... more Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykorzystanych na potrzeby prac powierzchniowych przeprowadzonych na terenie stanowisk związanych z pozyskiwaniem i przetwórstwem krzemienia czekoladowego w najbardziej na północny zachód wysuniętej części jego złóż, na terenie gminy Orońsko. Informacje pozyskano z danych archiwalnych, kartograficznych (map topograficznych, geologicznych, hydrograficznych) i teledetekcyjnych (LIDAR, zdjęcia lotnicze, zdjęcia satelitarne), jak i weryfikacyjnych badań powierzchniowych, które zostały zestawione w darmowym programie QGIS wersja 2.16.2. Oprogramowanie GIS umożliwiło zintegrowanie wielopłaszczyznowych danych i zwiększyło wydajność prac polowych i gabinetowych.
Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykor... more Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykorzystanych na potrzeby prac powierzchniowych przeprowadzonych na terenie stanowisk związanych z pozyskiwaniem i przetwórstwem krzemienia czekoladowego w najbardziej na północny zachód wysuniętej części jego złóż, na terenie gminy Orońsko. Informacje pozyskano z danych archiwalnych, kartograficznych (map topograficznych, geologicznych, hydrograficznych) i teledetekcyjnych (LIDAR, zdjęcia lotnicze, zdjęcia satelitarne), jak i weryfikacyjnych badań powierzchniowych, które zostały zestawione w darmowym programie QGIS wersja 2.16.2. Oprogramowanie GIS umożliwiło zintegrowanie wielopłaszczyznowych danych i zwiększyło wydajność prac polowych i gabinetowych.
Research on flint mining in Poland has a long history. It started at the beginning of the twentie... more Research on flint mining in Poland has a long history. It started at the beginning of the twentieth century through the pioneering research by S. Krukowski and J. Samsonowicz. Over the years, successive generations of Polish researchers continued investigations of prehistoric extraction and distribution of rich siliceous deposits in the whole country. The advance of new methods of remote sensing opened the way to new research in this topic. The Institute of Archaeology of the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw since 2011 has been researching prehistoric flint mining using airborne laser scanning (ALS, LiDAR). Within the projects, conducted in the years 2011-2015, we tested nondestructively a number of different mines from a chronological and geological point of view. At this time we have developed a research methodology, allowing remote sensing and verification of new sites and also increase our knowledge about mines already known. Résumé Les recherches sur les minières à silex ont une longue histoire en Pologne. Elles ont débuté au début du XX ème siècle avec les recherches pionnières de S. Krukowski et de J. Samsonowicz. Au cours du temps, plusieurs générations de chercheurs polonais ont perpétué les recherches sur les sites d'extraction préhistoriques, ainsi que sur la répartition des roches siliceuses de bonne qualité, sur l'ensemble du territoire. Les avancées des nouvelles méthodes de télédétection ont ouvert la voie à de nouvelles recherches dans ce domaine. L'Institut d'Archéologie de l'Université Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński à Varsovie, a développé, depuis 2011, un projet de recherches sur les minières à silex préhistoriques en utilisant la détection laser aéroportée (airborne laser scanning, LiDAR). Dans ce projet qui s'est déroulé entre 2011 et 2015, il a donc été possible de travailler de manière non destructive sur différents sites miniers, sur les aspects géologiques et chronologiques. Aujourd'hui, nous avons développé une méthodologie qui nous permet la télédétection et la vérification de nouveaux sites, tout en approfondissant notre connaissance des sites déjà connus.
UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times. 19-21 September 2019. Program - Abstracts - Field Guide, Sep 2019
The forest growing in the northern part of Karniowice (commune Zabierzów, district Kraków) was th... more The forest growing in the northern part of Karniowice (commune Zabierzów, district Kraków) was the object of interest among researchers dealing with flint mining for a long time. Flint mines used for gunflint production were located on the north-eastern edge of the forest in XVIII and XIX century. The special relation of this region with flint extraction was confirmed in the ’90s during a field survey carried out in the Polish Archaeological Record Program (AZP). On the southern and eastern side of the forest numerous lithic scatters from different time periods were found. According to the method used in AZP program, these places were registered as two sites (AZP-100-55/94 and AZP-100-55/131) with a surface of 15 ha each. The next verification of the forest area was carried out in 2014 thanks to data obtained through LiDAR scanning. Except of the gunflint production site from Zelków, the topographic model of the surface allowed to distinguish the next flint mine in Karniowice, located on the mountain ridge stretching from the top of Góra Krzemionka to the north. Additionally, more detailed interpretation of this topographical model provided signes of mining that are different from the XVIII and XIX century exploitation. Similar traces are visible on other two sites but unfortunately, their structures are strongly damaged by modern plowing or lime quarries. Lithic materials from these sites suggest that flint was extracted there from early Neolithic (linear culture) to the Early Bronze Age. Although the research is still ongoing, we can assume that the Karniowice forest is one of the key regions when it comes to prehistoric flint mining in the south part of Polish Jura.
Between History and Archaeology: Papers in honour of Jacek Lech, 2018
An important role in the extraction and utilisation of siliceous rocks was played by the Udorka V... more An important role in the extraction and utilisation of siliceous rocks was played by the Udorka Valley region, situated in the south-eastern part of the Ryczów Upland. In this region, numerous outcropsof various siliceous rocks are located including outcrops of chocolate flint, and many sites with artefacts from chocolate flint dated from the Middle Palaeolithic. In Udorka Valley, in the area of chocolate flint outcrop, a number of small depressions in the ground with unfinished flint artefacts were encountered and which have been tentatively considered to be remnants of the activities of prehistoric miners. The area under scrutiny was investigated using airborne laser scanning methods (LiDAR, ALS). This paper presents the preliminary results.
Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykor... more Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykorzystanych na potrzeby prac powierzchniowych przeprowadzonych na terenie stanowisk związanych z pozyskiwaniem i przetwórstwem krzemienia czekoladowego w najbardziej na północny zachód wysuniętej części jego złóż, na terenie gminy Orońsko. Informacje pozyskano z danych archiwalnych, kartograficznych (map topograficznych, geologicznych, hydrograficznych) i teledetekcyjnych (LIDAR, zdjęcia lotnicze, zdjęcia satelitarne), jak i weryfikacyjnych badań powierzchniowych, które zostały zestawione w darmowym programie QGIS wersja 2.16.2. Oprogramowanie GIS umożliwiło zintegrowanie wielopłaszczyznowych danych i zwiększyło wydajność prac polowych i gabinetowych.
Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykor... more Autorzy prezentują możliwości metod badań i analiz wykonanych z zastosowaniem narzędzi GIS, wykorzystanych na potrzeby prac powierzchniowych przeprowadzonych na terenie stanowisk związanych z pozyskiwaniem i przetwórstwem krzemienia czekoladowego w najbardziej na północny zachód wysuniętej części jego złóż, na terenie gminy Orońsko. Informacje pozyskano z danych archiwalnych, kartograficznych (map topograficznych, geologicznych, hydrograficznych) i teledetekcyjnych (LIDAR, zdjęcia lotnicze, zdjęcia satelitarne), jak i weryfikacyjnych badań powierzchniowych, które zostały zestawione w darmowym programie QGIS wersja 2.16.2. Oprogramowanie GIS umożliwiło zintegrowanie wielopłaszczyznowych danych i zwiększyło wydajność prac polowych i gabinetowych.
Research on flint mining in Poland has a long history. It started at the beginning of the twentie... more Research on flint mining in Poland has a long history. It started at the beginning of the twentieth century through the pioneering research by S. Krukowski and J. Samsonowicz. Over the years, successive generations of Polish researchers continued investigations of prehistoric extraction and distribution of rich siliceous deposits in the whole country. The advance of new methods of remote sensing opened the way to new research in this topic. The Institute of Archaeology of the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw since 2011 has been researching prehistoric flint mining using airborne laser scanning (ALS, LiDAR). Within the projects, conducted in the years 2011-2015, we tested nondestructively a number of different mines from a chronological and geological point of view. At this time we have developed a research methodology, allowing remote sensing and verification of new sites and also increase our knowledge about mines already known. Résumé Les recherches sur les minières à silex ont une longue histoire en Pologne. Elles ont débuté au début du XX ème siècle avec les recherches pionnières de S. Krukowski et de J. Samsonowicz. Au cours du temps, plusieurs générations de chercheurs polonais ont perpétué les recherches sur les sites d'extraction préhistoriques, ainsi que sur la répartition des roches siliceuses de bonne qualité, sur l'ensemble du territoire. Les avancées des nouvelles méthodes de télédétection ont ouvert la voie à de nouvelles recherches dans ce domaine. L'Institut d'Archéologie de l'Université Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński à Varsovie, a développé, depuis 2011, un projet de recherches sur les minières à silex préhistoriques en utilisant la détection laser aéroportée (airborne laser scanning, LiDAR). Dans ce projet qui s'est déroulé entre 2011 et 2015, il a donc été possible de travailler de manière non destructive sur différents sites miniers, sur les aspects géologiques et chronologiques. Aujourd'hui, nous avons développé une méthodologie qui nous permet la télédétection et la vérification de nouveaux sites, tout en approfondissant notre connaissance des sites déjà connus.
UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times. 19-21 September 2019. Program - Abstracts - Field Guide, Sep 2019
The forest growing in the northern part of Karniowice (commune Zabierzów, district Kraków) was th... more The forest growing in the northern part of Karniowice (commune Zabierzów, district Kraków) was the object of interest among researchers dealing with flint mining for a long time. Flint mines used for gunflint production were located on the north-eastern edge of the forest in XVIII and XIX century. The special relation of this region with flint extraction was confirmed in the ’90s during a field survey carried out in the Polish Archaeological Record Program (AZP). On the southern and eastern side of the forest numerous lithic scatters from different time periods were found. According to the method used in AZP program, these places were registered as two sites (AZP-100-55/94 and AZP-100-55/131) with a surface of 15 ha each. The next verification of the forest area was carried out in 2014 thanks to data obtained through LiDAR scanning. Except of the gunflint production site from Zelków, the topographic model of the surface allowed to distinguish the next flint mine in Karniowice, located on the mountain ridge stretching from the top of Góra Krzemionka to the north. Additionally, more detailed interpretation of this topographical model provided signes of mining that are different from the XVIII and XIX century exploitation. Similar traces are visible on other two sites but unfortunately, their structures are strongly damaged by modern plowing or lime quarries. Lithic materials from these sites suggest that flint was extracted there from early Neolithic (linear culture) to the Early Bronze Age. Although the research is still ongoing, we can assume that the Karniowice forest is one of the key regions when it comes to prehistoric flint mining in the south part of Polish Jura.
27th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Kiel, Germany, 8-11 Sept 2021), 2021
Building from past EAA annual conferences (Barcelona 2018; Bern 2019; Virtual 2020), we present a... more Building from past EAA annual conferences (Barcelona 2018; Bern 2019; Virtual 2020), we present a follow-on session that aims to focus on the archaeological study of one of the most common archaeological remains in Europe, such as the barrow monuments are. More than 30,000 mounds are still preserved across this territory, remnants of a much higher number which existed in the past. The mounds are, therefore, “ubiquitous” in the world, and this has led to common archaeological problems in the research of barrow landscapes. This session aims to share both historical and methodological problems jointly with solutions provided by digital and non-digital methods, and without any chronological restriction, from prehistoric to modern times. The main goal is to gather specialists from different periods and regions to discuss, through a variety of case studies and methods, the analysis of past barrow landscapes. The session will accept proposals on the following topics: - Data acquisition: proposals involving digital and non-digital techniques will show how to get accurate information as a basis for the development of good research practices. Approaches about the automatic detection of mounds will be very welcome. - Analysis and Interpretation: proposals involving traditional landscape archaeology and computationally focused research, with presentations on how geospatial techniques are fundamental to get new knowledge from those past social landscapes.
Call for papers Session no. #235: Spatial and environmental contexts of barrow landscapes. Theories and methods of barrows investigation in modern archaeology, 2020
Burial mounds are one of the most important manifestations of human ritual activity from the Neol... more Burial mounds are one of the most important manifestations of human ritual activity from the Neolithic to the early Middle Ages, sometimes even beyond. With the development of remote sensing techniques for detecting archaeological features, there has been a deluge of newly discovered sites in many parts of the world. For example, LiDAR has raised the detection of historic and prehistoric structures to an unparalleled renaissance: renowned examples of this technology are the recent discoveries of new areas in the Maya cities. Also, the number of archaeological questions has been raised in the last years, such as the spread of the phenomenon, its chronology or how to choose appropriate research methods. Over the past two decades, research into barrows has focused not only on the mound itself but also on its context and surroundings. More and more often research relates to the whole landscape created by burial mounds: what is their spatial organization, in what environment do they occur, how the landscape could look before the destructive activity of modern ploughing and urbanization? The session, which is a continuation of previous meetings in Barcelona '18 and Bern '19, aims to discuss research problems, case studies and methods currently used in the study of barrow landscapes in different chronological time frames around the world. This year we would like to focus on the following subjects: 1. Theories-for spatial and environmental context of barrows in archaeological and modern landscapes; sepulchral activities and importance of burial mounds in prehistory; specifics of barrows nearest surroundings. 2. Methods-for remote sensing, data acquisition and excavating of anthropogenic mounds; spatial methods of barrow landscape analysis in micro-and macro scale (e.g. statistics, GIS, Bayesian approaches). 3. Case studies-for regional and local barrows investigation.
Call for Papers EAA 2019 - Bern. Session 217., 2018
This session aims the historical and archaeological analysis of one of the most common archaeolog... more This session aims the historical and archaeological analysis of one of the most common archaeological remains in Europe, such as the barrow monuments are. The presence of similarity in monumental architecture and interchange of material culture in long-distanced territories of modern days Europe was used to indicate a common world of shared beliefs, not only as a remarkable thread of cultural similarity across Europe but also as a result of a high probable degree of connectivity between these territories during prehistoric times and afterwards. All of this has led as well to common archaeological problems in the research of barrow landscapes, and the aim of this session is to share both historical and methodological problems, no matter the chronology of the monuments. The proposed session will bring together specialists from different periods and regions with the aim of discussing, through a variety of case studies and methodological approaches, the analysis of such moundscapes. The session will be structured in the following topics: 1. Data acquisition and dissemination. From archaeological survey to excavation: remote prospection, teledetection (LiDAR, aerial photography, drones), and new ways to get archaeological data-3D modelling, automatic and semi-automatic archaeological detection. Also problems in heritage management and difficulties to preserve a high number of newly detected structures. 2. Identification: similarity in barrow morphology and modern mounds (such as kilns, boundary features) - how to distinguish them and investigate. 3. Time: Problems in dating cluster of barrows and possible solutions without excavations - e.g. Bayesian approaches. 4. Monument: Specific case studies which show the results of excavations and reutilisation processes in modern times. 5. Monumental landscapes: Case studies at landscape scale, with integration of GIS and statistical approaches to model locational preferences and human behaviour, computationally-informed landscape archaeology.
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The next verification of the forest area was carried out in 2014 thanks to data obtained through LiDAR scanning. Except of the gunflint production site from Zelków, the topographic model of the surface allowed to distinguish the next flint mine in Karniowice, located on the mountain ridge stretching from the top of Góra Krzemionka to the north. Additionally, more detailed interpretation of this topographical model provided signes of mining that are different from the XVIII and XIX century exploitation. Similar traces are visible on other two sites but unfortunately, their structures are strongly damaged by modern plowing or lime quarries.
Lithic materials from these sites suggest that flint was extracted there from early Neolithic (linear culture) to the Early Bronze Age. Although the research is still ongoing, we can assume that the Karniowice forest is one of the key regions when it comes to prehistoric flint mining in the south part of Polish Jura.
The next verification of the forest area was carried out in 2014 thanks to data obtained through LiDAR scanning. Except of the gunflint production site from Zelków, the topographic model of the surface allowed to distinguish the next flint mine in Karniowice, located on the mountain ridge stretching from the top of Góra Krzemionka to the north. Additionally, more detailed interpretation of this topographical model provided signes of mining that are different from the XVIII and XIX century exploitation. Similar traces are visible on other two sites but unfortunately, their structures are strongly damaged by modern plowing or lime quarries.
Lithic materials from these sites suggest that flint was extracted there from early Neolithic (linear culture) to the Early Bronze Age. Although the research is still ongoing, we can assume that the Karniowice forest is one of the key regions when it comes to prehistoric flint mining in the south part of Polish Jura.
More than 30,000 mounds are still preserved across this territory, remnants of a much higher number which existed in the past. The mounds are, therefore, “ubiquitous” in the world, and this has led to common archaeological problems in the research of barrow landscapes. This session aims to share both historical and methodological problems jointly with solutions provided by digital and non-digital methods, and without any chronological restriction, from prehistoric to modern times. The main goal is to gather specialists from different periods and regions to discuss, through a variety of case studies and methods, the analysis of past barrow landscapes.
The session will accept proposals on the following topics:
- Data acquisition: proposals involving digital and non-digital techniques will show how to get accurate information as a basis for the development of good research practices. Approaches about the automatic detection of mounds will be very welcome.
- Analysis and Interpretation: proposals involving traditional landscape archaeology and computationally focused research, with presentations on how geospatial techniques are fundamental to get new knowledge from those past social landscapes.
1. Data acquisition and dissemination. From archaeological survey to excavation: remote prospection, teledetection (LiDAR, aerial photography, drones), and new ways to get archaeological data-3D modelling, automatic and semi-automatic archaeological detection. Also problems in heritage management and difficulties to preserve a high number of newly detected structures.
2. Identification: similarity in barrow morphology and modern mounds (such as kilns, boundary features) - how to distinguish them and investigate.
3. Time: Problems in dating cluster of barrows and possible solutions without excavations - e.g. Bayesian approaches.
4. Monument: Specific case studies which show the results of excavations and reutilisation processes in modern times.
5. Monumental landscapes: Case studies at landscape scale, with integration of GIS and statistical approaches to model locational preferences and human behaviour, computationally-informed landscape archaeology.