Published: 2025-12-28

Medieval deer-motif floor tiles as evidence for the origins of brickmaking prosperity in Stołczyn (present-day Szczecin)

Paulina Romanowicz
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
Section: Communiques
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.3.005

Abstract

During archaeological supervision of earthworks at a medieval church in Stołczyn(Szczecin), half of a floor tile with a relief depicting a deer was discovered. The location of the find, its chronology and similar finds allow us to hypothesise that at least in the 15th century, Stołczyn, then a village north of Szczecin, had a brickyard that produced brick architectural elements not only for the immediate vicinity, but also for nearby Szczecin. This would be the oldest evidence of the existence of a brickyard in a place
that was a centre of this industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Keywords:

floor tile, deer, brickyard, Stołczyn, Szczecin

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Romanowicz, P. (2025). Medieval deer-motif floor tiles as evidence for the origins of brickmaking prosperity in Stołczyn (present-day Szczecin). Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 73(3), 409–418. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.3.005

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