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ABSOLUTE DATES OF ARTIFACTS FROM LUSATIAN URNFIELD CEMETERY AT BRZEZIE, GREATER POLAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

A Ginter Open the ORCID record for A Ginter [Opens in a new window] ,
P Moska Open the ORCID record for P Moska [Opens in a new window] ,
G Poręba Open the ORCID record for G Poręba [Opens in a new window] ,
K Tudyka Open the ORCID record for K Tudyka [Opens in a new window] ,
A Szymak Open the ORCID record for A Szymak [Opens in a new window]  and
G Szczurek
A Ginter*
Affiliation:
University of Lodz, Faculty of Philosophy and History, Institute of Archaeology, Lodz, Poland
P Moska
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Gliwice, Poland
G Poręba
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Gliwice, Poland
K Tudyka
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Gliwice, Poland
A Szymak
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Gliwice, Poland
G Szczurek
Affiliation:
Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz, Poznań, Poland
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*Corresponding author. Email: artur.ginter@uni.lodz.pl
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Abstract

Brzezie in the Pleszew region was first mentioned in archaeological literature, as the location where a treasure of gold artifacts dating back to the 3rd period of the Bronze Age was discovered in 1876. Archaeological research has been conducted there almost continuously since 1985. The result of many years of fieldwork is the discovery of 363 late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age graves, as well as 50 burials of the Przeworsk culture from the era of Roman influence. In the last few years, further research has been conducted by archeologist Grzegorz Szczurek. After comprehensive geophysical prospecting, the extent of the necropolis was established, and more graves were excavated. For the first time, materials for radiocarbon and luminescence dating were also collected to determine the absolute chronology for this archaeological site. Four samples were dated in the Poznań radiocarbon laboratory, and five luminescence tests were conducted in the Gliwice luminescence laboratory. Due to the complete thermo-destruction of collagen in human bones, age determination was based on carbonate fractionation. In one case, a piece of charcoal was selected for dating purposes. Considering uncertainties and the fact that both methods date different events, the results reveal concurrence, giving a 1000–500 BC range.

Keywords

cemeteryceramicshuman bonesOSLradiocarbon AMS dating
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Conference Paper
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Radiocarbon , Volume 64 , Issue 6: 3rd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference Gliwice, Poland, July 5–9, 2021 , December 2022 , pp. 1471 - 1482
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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Selected Papers from the 3rd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference, Gliwice, Poland, 5–9 July 2021

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