The purpose of this work is to create a comprehensive summary of arms originating from Celtic war... more The purpose of this work is to create a comprehensive summary of arms originating from Celtic warrior graves in Poland. The largest number of artefacts comes from La Tene culture cemeteries from Lower Silesia, in Sobocisko and Głownin. Individual warrior graves came from Podgaj, Smolec and Wiązow. Other examples of weaponry were found in the Kietrz cemetery in Upper Silesia, with Lesser Poland warrior graves from Iwanowice, Aleksandrowice, and Krakow-Witkowice. From Lesser Poland we also know of alleged graves from Krakow-Pleszow and Krakow-Wyciąże. Some comments about the non-burial find of a Celtic sword from Rzeszow will also be given. A fresh consideration of the source material has corrected the earlier interpretation and reinterpreted some aspects. A new detailed chronology will also be proposed. It will also present a very broad area of connections of Celts residing in Poland.
A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found... more A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found in the Vistula River not far from the village of Siarzewo, Nieszawa commune, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The scabbard was discarded and lost, but the sword is now in the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land Museum in Włocławek. The hilt consists of three solid bronze elements: the guard, the tang ring, and the pommel. At present, these elements are separated by empty spaces which were previously covered with elements made from organic materials. The pommel and guard are decorated on the surface with three small circles with a point inside. The blade of the sword is also very interesting. The surface of the sword is covered with a chagrinage decoration. In the middle part of the blade, below the top part of the hilt end, a crescent-shaped, star-like stamp (punchmark) is located. Similar bronze hilts and hilt elements are more typical of Celtic daggers and short swords, hence a sword with these e...
136 3/4 swej wysokości, posiada drobne wżery korozyjne na krawędziach. Podobnie na całej powierzc... more 136 3/4 swej wysokości, posiada drobne wżery korozyjne na krawędziach. Podobnie na całej powierzchni liścia z obu stron znajdują się mniejsze i większe wżery korozyjne. Połączenie liścia z tuleją uformowane jest łukowato. Tuleja grota posiada długość 64 mm, ...
A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found ... more A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found in the Vistula River not far from the village of Siarzewo, Nieszawa commune, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The scabbard was discarded and lost, but the sword is now in the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land Museum in Włocławek. The hilt consists of three solid bronze elements: the guard, the tang ring, and the pommel. At present, these elements are separated by empty spaces which were previously covered with elements made from organic materials. The pommel and guard are decorated on the surface with three small circles with a point inside. The blade of the sword is also very interesting. The surface of the sword is covered with a chagrinage decoration. In the middle part of the blade, below the top part of the hilt end, a crescent-shaped, star-like stamp (punchmark) is located. Similar bronze hilts and hilt elements are more typical of Celtic daggers and short swords, hence a sword with these elements appearing a long way north of the main Celtic area is a major surprise and mystery.
The article focuses on an iron spear tip discovered in Złoty Potok, district of Częstochowa by an... more The article focuses on an iron spear tip discovered in Złoty Potok, district of Częstochowa by an accidental passer-by. The shape and dimensions confirm that this a tip of a shaft weapon, typologically closest to type VIII variant 3 as per classification of shaft weapon tips from the Roman times proposed by Piotr Kaczanowski. It could not be identified if it was a lance or spear tip. The characteristic features and dimensions date the finding to a developed phase B2, and phase C1a of the Roman influence period. Weapon tips found in Poland are dated similarly. The finding of the weapon tip may be related to intensive settlements of Przeworsk culture population in Upper Silesia at the end of the early Roman times, related to the developing settlements in the Liswarta river basin.
The purpose of this work is to create a comprehensive summary of arms originating from Celtic war... more The purpose of this work is to create a comprehensive summary of arms originating from Celtic warrior graves in Poland. The largest number of artefacts comes from La Tene culture cemeteries from Lower Silesia, in Sobocisko and Głownin. Individual warrior graves came from Podgaj, Smolec and Wiązow. Other examples of weaponry were found in the Kietrz cemetery in Upper Silesia, with Lesser Poland warrior graves from Iwanowice, Aleksandrowice, and Krakow-Witkowice. From Lesser Poland we also know of alleged graves from Krakow-Pleszow and Krakow-Wyciąże. Some comments about the non-burial find of a Celtic sword from Rzeszow will also be given. A fresh consideration of the source material has corrected the earlier interpretation and reinterpreted some aspects. A new detailed chronology will also be proposed. It will also present a very broad area of connections of Celts residing in Poland.
A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found... more A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found in the Vistula River not far from the village of Siarzewo, Nieszawa commune, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The scabbard was discarded and lost, but the sword is now in the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land Museum in Włocławek. The hilt consists of three solid bronze elements: the guard, the tang ring, and the pommel. At present, these elements are separated by empty spaces which were previously covered with elements made from organic materials. The pommel and guard are decorated on the surface with three small circles with a point inside. The blade of the sword is also very interesting. The surface of the sword is covered with a chagrinage decoration. In the middle part of the blade, below the top part of the hilt end, a crescent-shaped, star-like stamp (punchmark) is located. Similar bronze hilts and hilt elements are more typical of Celtic daggers and short swords, hence a sword with these e...
136 3/4 swej wysokości, posiada drobne wżery korozyjne na krawędziach. Podobnie na całej powierzc... more 136 3/4 swej wysokości, posiada drobne wżery korozyjne na krawędziach. Podobnie na całej powierzchni liścia z obu stron znajdują się mniejsze i większe wżery korozyjne. Połączenie liścia z tuleją uformowane jest łukowato. Tuleja grota posiada długość 64 mm, ...
A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found ... more A sword with bronze pseudo-anthropomorphic hilt elements typical of the Middle La Tène was found in the Vistula River not far from the village of Siarzewo, Nieszawa commune, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The scabbard was discarded and lost, but the sword is now in the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land Museum in Włocławek. The hilt consists of three solid bronze elements: the guard, the tang ring, and the pommel. At present, these elements are separated by empty spaces which were previously covered with elements made from organic materials. The pommel and guard are decorated on the surface with three small circles with a point inside. The blade of the sword is also very interesting. The surface of the sword is covered with a chagrinage decoration. In the middle part of the blade, below the top part of the hilt end, a crescent-shaped, star-like stamp (punchmark) is located. Similar bronze hilts and hilt elements are more typical of Celtic daggers and short swords, hence a sword with these elements appearing a long way north of the main Celtic area is a major surprise and mystery.
The article focuses on an iron spear tip discovered in Złoty Potok, district of Częstochowa by an... more The article focuses on an iron spear tip discovered in Złoty Potok, district of Częstochowa by an accidental passer-by. The shape and dimensions confirm that this a tip of a shaft weapon, typologically closest to type VIII variant 3 as per classification of shaft weapon tips from the Roman times proposed by Piotr Kaczanowski. It could not be identified if it was a lance or spear tip. The characteristic features and dimensions date the finding to a developed phase B2, and phase C1a of the Roman influence period. Weapon tips found in Poland are dated similarly. The finding of the weapon tip may be related to intensive settlements of Przeworsk culture population in Upper Silesia at the end of the early Roman times, related to the developing settlements in the Liswarta river basin.
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The shape and dimensions confirm that this a tip of a shaft weapon, typologically closest to type VIII variant 3 as
per classification of shaft weapon tips from the Roman times proposed by Piotr Kaczanowski. It could not be identified
if it was a lance or spear tip. The characteristic features and dimensions date the finding to a developed phase
B2, and phase C1a of the Roman influence period. Weapon tips found in Poland are dated similarly. The finding of
the weapon tip may be related to intensive settlements of Przeworsk culture population in Upper Silesia at the end
of the early Roman times, related to the developing settlements in the Liswarta river basin.
The shape and dimensions confirm that this a tip of a shaft weapon, typologically closest to type VIII variant 3 as
per classification of shaft weapon tips from the Roman times proposed by Piotr Kaczanowski. It could not be identified
if it was a lance or spear tip. The characteristic features and dimensions date the finding to a developed phase
B2, and phase C1a of the Roman influence period. Weapon tips found in Poland are dated similarly. The finding of
the weapon tip may be related to intensive settlements of Przeworsk culture population in Upper Silesia at the end
of the early Roman times, related to the developing settlements in the Liswarta river basin.