Siekierka z wczesnej epoki brązu z Topolna, powiat świecki

• Authors: Siwiak Wojciech

Title variants

EN

Early Bronze Age axe from Topolno in Świecie district

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The axe from Topolno was discovered during archaeological research of the left bank Fordon Valley conducted by the Bydgoszcz Association of History Enthusiasts ‘Łuczniczka’. Research using a metal detector is carried out as part of a social project entitled ‘Recognition of the archaeological prehistoric and historical heritage of the left bank Vistula valley between the mouths of the Brda and Wda rivers’. The artefact was discovered in an arable field, on the edge of disappearing boggy peat oxbow lake of the Vistula River. The axe is one of the oldest objects made of bronze alloy discovered in the left bank Fordon Valley. At the beginning of the Bronze Age, the territory of the Świecie Plateau, which is part of the south-eastern Gdańsk Pomerania, was exploited by the population of the Iwno culture. In the area in question, the sites related to its settlement are located mainly on the plateau. In the Fordon Valley, the community of this early Bronze Age culture definitely less frequently penetrated the bottom terraces of the left bank valley of the Vistula River. All the more interesting is the discovery of an axe in the Vistula valley as well as two specimens of characteristic pottery vessels of the Iwno culture found in Topolno at the end of the 19th century. The axe from Topolno should be classified as Wrocław-Szczytniki type flanged axe, characteristic of the phase from IEB (BA1/2) to I/II EB (BA2-BB). A crack/damage to the butt, the shape of which determines the determination of variants, does not allow for unambiguously assigning the artefact to any of the distinguished varieties A, B, C and D of Wrocław-Szczytniki type axes. Wrocław-Szczytniki type axes, varieties A, B, C are dated in the BA1B range [1950-1700 BC], while the D variety to the end of BA1B-BA2 [1700-1550 BC]. The discovery in Topolno may prove the intensity of the early Bronze Age settlement represented by the Iwno culture population, concentrated on the bottom terrace in the left bank Lower Vistula Valley.

Keywords

PL

Dolina Dolnej Wisły; Topolno; siekierka; wczesna epoka brązu; kultura iwieńska

EN

Lower Vistula Valley; Topolno; axe; early Bronze Age; Iwno culture

• Publisher: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Gdańsku
• Journal: Pomorania Antiqua
• Year: 2023
• Volume: Tom XXXII
• Pages: 55–64

Dates

published

2023-11-10

Contributors

author

Siwiak Wojciech