Archaeologists have discovered a sunken village millennia – Science in Poland (PAP)

 The first village of the Stone Age identified in Polish waters discovered in the lake Gil Grand Iława Lake District (province. Warmia-Mazury) podwodni archaeologists under the direction of Dr. hab. Andrew Pydyna from the Department of Underwater Archaeology Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
 

The discovery was made as part of a project that is the result of cooperation with the Warsaw branch of the Polish Scientific Association of Archaeologists.

“Within one of the shallows on the waters found a large amount of animal bones, remnants of tools made of antler and numerous fragments of pottery, used at various times over the past community. Among them, our attention focused passages that relate to the tradition of late Neolithic, probably related to the so-called population. Corded Ware culture “- says PAP Assoc. Andrew Pydyn.

Currently, researchers are waiting for the results of physico-chemical analyzes, which are ultimately confirm suggested, the early life of the flooded villages. As pointed Assoc. Pydyn, examples of other countries show that the positions of this type are characterized by very high research potential that allows you to recreate not only the material culture, but also the environment of prehistoric communities. As the researcher, science does not know much sediment communities rope culture, which further strengthens the discovery.

It is not only this year find archeologists Torun Iława Lake District. Result of this work is also finding several new potential archaeological sites in lakes Ilawa, Drwęckie and Grażymowskim.

During the tests used modern methods of non-invasive. The most important of them include scan sonar and side scan sonar. This allows scientists have created detailed maps of bathymetry (maps showing depth) and localized anomalies in the bottom of the examined water bodies that indicate the place of potential interest to archaeologists. To check what is beneath the ground penetrating radar was used while showing the anomalies found in the so-called. sediments.

These studies are the result of the cooperation of the Warsaw branch of the Scientific Association of Polish Archaeologists and the Department of Underwater Archaeology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The project entitled “Identification of archaeological resources of lakes and coastal areas Iławskie Lake” is a continuation of the work of 2013 and is funded by the National Heritage Institute in the framework of the program “Cultural Heritage” and priority “Protection of archaeological sites.”

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