In this paper, the authors focused on discussing problems related to the notion of “emptiness”, the category often functioning in archaeological narratives. Its aim is to try to answer the question: why the application of various methods can lead to results that only partly meet the expectations of researchers? This text treats the “emptiness” only as a metaphor, and in no way refers to the real, past situation. The experience gained during the aerial reconnaissance conducted in the north-eastern part of Lower Silesia was the starting point. The analysis of its results shows how complex conditions affect the effectiveness of an applied method. The text discusses various circumstances influancing the obtained results. At the same time, it was shown that the presence of the “settlements’ emptiness” in a given area is not a confirmation of the lack of settlements in the past (in prehistory or early Middle Ages), but to a significant extent – it is the effect of information resource resulting from the used methods.
The study included in this volume presents the latest state of research on the subject of aerial-aviation operations over the Galicia Eastern Front, before the breakthrough operation in TarnówGorlice in 1915. The above study is based on a little-known source base, shows the contribution of the air force to the plan of the Gorlice Breakthrough from 1915, which was not professionally developed with the use of the source database of both warring parties. Studies that appeared on the Polish book market in 2015 and 2018 do not fill this gap.
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Studium zamieszczone w niniejszym tomie prezentuje najnowszy stan badań nad tematyką powietrznych działań lotniczych nad Galicją – frontem wschodnim, przed przełomową operacją tarnowsko-gorlicką w 1915 r. Studium oparte jest na mało znanej bazie źródłowej, pokazuje wkład sił powietrznych w powstanie planu przełamania gorlickiego z 1915 r., które nie doczekało się profesjonalnego opracowania z wykorzystaniem bazy źródłowej obu walczących stron. Nie wypełniają tej luki opracowania, które ukazały się na polskim rynku księgarskim w 2015 i 2018 r.
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