ROMAN PERIOD WELL FILLS RESULTING FROM USING AND ABANDONMENT IN ENVIRONMENT OF A RIVER VALLEY (KWIATKÓW SITE, CENTRAL POLAND)
Journal Title: Studia Quaternaria - Year 2019, Vol 36, Issue 1
Abstract
The research was conducted at the Kwiatków site, in the Koło Basin (Central Poland). It included a fragment of a low terrace and the valley floor of the Warta river valley. The archaeological investigation documented over 100 wells that archaeological material indicates are associated with the Przeworsk culture. Geomorphological, lithological and geochemical studies were carried out at the archaeological sites and their surroundings. Selected for the presentation were two wells whose fillings were carefully tested and subjected to geochemical and lithological analyses. The wells showed a slightly different content of artifacts, as well as differences in their grain-size distributions, the structure of their filling deposits, and their geochemistry. This allows us to conclude that the two wells were used differently, but also probably about a different course for how each well was filled after the end of its operation.
Authors and Affiliations
Magdalena Piotrowska, Daniel Okupny, Juliusz Twardy, Jacek Forysiak
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