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In 2011, the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw team led by the author undertook third season of excavations on Early Medieval burial-site at Twarogi Lackie, the Podlaskie voivodeship. In the north part of the site five flat graves with stone-settings were discovered - a typical form of graves in this region, between the second half of the 11th and the 13 th c. They consisted of large stone surrounding and a few-layer cobblestone covering the remains of the dead (Fig. 3). Two of them contained cremation burials and the three others included completely decomposed remains of an inhumation. In these graves silver and silver-plated temple rings (figs. 1,2), glass beads and sherds were found. In the south and west part of the site, twelve in¬humation pit-graves were discovered. Two of them were covered with a one-layer cobblestone. Two graves contained the dead’s equipment, including tin temple rings, glass buttons, iron knife and flint. These graves were partially destroyed by younger ones without dating finds. In the east periphery of the site a single inhumation burial from the Early Modern Period was discovered. Excluding this object, the already explored part of the site is dated from the second quarter of the 12th to the first or second half of the 14th c.
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In 2008 and 2009, the Institute of Archaeology UW team, conducted by the author, undertook excavations on newly discovered Early Medieval burial-site in Aleksandrowo, the Podlaskie Voivodeship. During two seasons there were discovered 8 flat graves with stone-settings - a typical form of graves in this region, between the second half of eleventh and thirteenth century. They consist of large stone surroundings and a few-layered cobblestones, covering the remains of the dead. Originally all of them held inhumation burials, which were not preserved because of shallow placing of the skeletons. Apart from sherds, in the graves, there were found some metal items from the dead’s equipage, like temple rings, finger rings, knives, arrow heads, ringed pin, flint, and others. The explored part of the site is dated back approximately to the second half of the 11th and the 12th c.
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In 2007 and 2008, the Institute of Archaeology UW team, conducted by prof. Elżbieta Kowalczyk- Heyman and Michał Dzik MA, undertook excavations on newly discovered Early Medieval burial-site in Twarogi Lackie, the Podlaskie Voivodeship. During two seasons there were discovered over dozen flat graves with stone-settings - a typical form of graves in this region, between the second half of the 11th and the 13th c. They consist oflarge stone surroundings and a few-layered cobblestones, covering the remains of the dead. In most of them there were found remains of inhumation burials and in two graves - cremation ones. Apart from sherds, the set of finds from this burial-site consists of iron knife and flint, glass beads and also metal jewelry and elements of dress (finger rings, bracelet, buckle, temple rings). Already explored part of the site is dated back to the second half of the 12th and the first half of the 13th c. The excavations are to be continued in 2011.
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The aim of this paper is putting into scientific circulation archaeological finds from eight early medieval burial grounds with graves in stone-settings, from the area of Podlaskie Voivodeship (norh-eastern Poland). The finds come from excavations conducted by Russian researcher Nikolai Avenarius in 1887 and 1888. For a long time his collection, which is kept in the State Historical Museum in Moscow, has been considered to be lost. This is the reason why despite of that 130 years had passed since N. Avenarius’ excavations, hardly any information about his collection can be found in archaeological literature.
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In 2009 and 2010, the Institute of Archaeology UW team, conducted by Michał Dzik MA, undertook excavations on Early Medieval burial-site in Korzeniówka Mała, the Podlaskie Voivodeship. During two seasons 3 barrows were investigated. In the barrow no. 1 there was found a cover made of three layers of cobblestone. Beneath the cover in the centre of the barrow, a cremation burial was revealed. At the foothill of the barrow no. 2 there was found inhumation burial in almost complete decomposition. It was surrounded by 26 coffin nails. By the skeleton there were found iron parts of wooden stave bucket and also: iron knife, glass bead and jewelry made of silver: finger ring and two temple rings including one with filigree bead with granulation. In the barrow no. 3, with stone wreath, the cremation burial was found. The bones were uncovered on the mound, sur- rounded by 8 iron nails. The barrow no. 1 cannot be dated later than the second half of the 12th c. Two other objects are dated approximately to the 11th and 12th c.
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The article discusses errors which continue to circulate in publications concerned with Early Mediaeval cemetery sites with graves in stone settings in the area between the Bug and Narew rivers. Among the rich crop produced by more than a century and a half of research the essential and probably the most exhaustive works area those of N.P. Avenarius (1890), F. Pokrovski (1895), K. Musianowicz (1960) and L. Rauhut (1971). It is worth noting that they may not be as authoritative as previously thought. It is interesting that N.P. Avenarius mentions 25 Early Medieval sites with graves in stone settings but just five years later F. Pokrovski refers to 38 such sites, and in 1960 and 1971 respectively, K. Musianowicz and L. Rauhut are familiar with not less than 47. This appreciable increase might result from progress in research but, on occasion, also from errors in interpretation of data drawn from the research of others. For instance, F. Pokrovski listed no less than nine cemeteries unknown to N.P. Avenarius and gave their loca- tion as villages of Cecele, Kłyzówka, Maćkowicze, Mielnik, Mińczewo, Putkowice, Saki, Sytki and Wólka zamkowa. It is significant that as his source F. Pokrovski quotes N.P. Avenarius, or more precisely, the map included in his publication (Fig. 1). However, a comparison of the names of villages shown on the map by N.P. Avenarius with sites known to F. Pokrovski reveals that the latter took all the localities where any sort of cemetery had been identified (indicated as such on the map of N.P. Avenarius) and published them as cemeteries with graves in stone settings. We know of other similar lapses. Over the years, the number of sites recorded incorrectly as Early Mediaeval cemeteries with graves in stone settings has grown to at least fifteen.
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