Odkryte i utracone. Nieznane cmentarzysko wczesnośredniowieczne z miejscowości Ciepłe, pow. tczewski

• Authors: Wadyl Sławomir

Title variants

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Discovered and Lost. An unknown early medieval burial ground in the village of Ciepłe, Tczew district

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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In spring 2019 near Ciepłe 3 stronghold and Ciepłe 6 cemetery a previously unknown early medieval burial ground was discovered. During a field prospection human bones and individual artefacts lying on the surface of the field were found. Due to probable significant damage of the burial ground and the unique cognitive qualities of the entire settlement complex, the site was selected for surface prospection and test trenching research, which was carried out in autumn 2019. The site was registered as a newly discovered early medieval necropolis and given the number Ciepłe 28, on AZP sheet 22-46, number 29. The works were carried out in two stages - initially, surface prospections were carried out (mapping of archaeological materials and human bone remains lying on the surface was made), then two test trenches were dug out - the first one in the western part of the culmination, approximately 25 m from the edge of the plateau, while the second one on the southern slope of the elevation, along the same axis at a distance of 35 m south. No sepulchral features were registered in trenches. Research has shown that the site has been damaged for a long time - as evidenced by fragments of human bones discovered in trench 2 at a depth of over a metre from the current ground level. In the course of surface research several dozen artefacts were discovered, in most cases elements of burial furnishing, as well as bone remains belonging to at least a dozen individuals. Amongst the discovered items stand out especially silver penny of Henry II , silver-plated temple rings, a set of belt fittings and the band-shaped coffin fittings. The obtained source materials indicate that the necropolis was used in the 11th-12th centuries. The described discoveries change the perception of the settlement complex in Ciepłe. The location of the second (and, importantly, simultaneous with the first one) cemetery within this settlement complex proves the high rank of this centre. It also brings new data to the topography of the entire complex, distinguished above all by the presence of three strongholds located in a short distance.

Keywords

PL

Ciepłe; wczesne średniowiecze; archeologia funeralna; Słowiańszczyzna Zachodnia; SE M-EDS

EN

Ciepłe; early Middle Ages; funeral archaeology; Western Slavs Territory; SE M-EDS

• Publisher: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Gdańsku
• Journal: Pomorania Antiqua
• Year: 2020
• Volume: Tom XXIX
• Pages: s. 109-126

Contributors

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Wadyl Sławomir

• Muzeum Archeologiczne w Gdańsku, ul. Mariacka 25/26, 80-833 Gdańsk
• Wydział Archeologii, Uniwersytet Warszawski, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa