Archaeological excavations at site 7 in Skwierzyna, loco commune, Międzyrzecz county, lubuskie voivodeship, were carried out in 2008 by K. Gawlik of the Scientific and Conservation Centre PKZ Ltd. in Poznań. The investigations embraced 112.7 ares, which provided the possibility to record relics of a manufacturing-storage settlement of the Lusatian culture dated to the 5th period of the Bronze Age and the Hallstatt period C. A total of 474 have been explored, with 245 containing relics related to the settlement of the Lusatian culture. 7717 artefacts were acquired, largely rather small fragments of ceramics, of which 5807 originated from feature fills. Other recorded items are: 4 small fragments of animal bones, 21 items of Baltic flint, among which the following were differentiated: 2 single-storey cores, 2 blades, 15 flakes and 2 end-scrapers, as well as one fragment of an unidentified bronze item, possibly of a necklace or bracelet.
The necessity to carry out excavations at the site stemmed from the planned construction of the S-3 motorway between Gorzów Wielkopolski and Międzyrzecz. The investigations conducted on an area of 63 ares explored relics of 430 features. Findings include relics of the Górzyca group of the Lusatian culture from the Hallstatt period, traces of settlement linked with the Przeworsk culture from the Roman influence period, as well as from the Early Middle ages and early modern period.
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