Archaeological traces of use of firearms during sieges. Selected examples from the territory of Poland

Abstract

This paper is in attempt at correlating chronologically well-defined assemblages of projectiles and historical events which accompanied their deposition. In order for the relics to be of maximum use such an analysis, it is necessary for them to heave precisely defined find places and cultural context. These are discoveries related to well-datable military activities (sieges) and finds acquired in the course of examinations of masonry objects. We did a comparison with regard to military conflicts which are well-depicted in sources: Bolesławiec and Wieluń 1396, Puck 1464, Muszyna 1474 and Gniewoszów 1428