The earliest traces of metallurgy in Greater Poland

• DOI: 10.4312/dp.50.9
• Publication Date: 2023-07-25T13:42:08Z
• Authors: Danuta Żurkiewicz; Mateusz Stróżyk; Aldona Garbacz-Kl...; Marzena Szmyt; Patrycja Silska
• Keywords: Beaker; Feature (linguistics); Funnel

During rescue excavations at Site 1 in Kotowo 1958, a ceramic tube was discovered feature of the Funnel Beaker culture. Currently, XRF analysis suggests that it is tuyère associated with copper processing. The feature, radiocarbon dated to 3911–3714 BC (68.3% probability), most likely housed metalworking workshop. artefact from has several analogues Polish lands, mainly sites Lengyel-Polgár With clear and well-documented cultural context, testifies existence oldest metallurgical workshop so far known