Published: 2020-12-16

The Chotyniec agglomeration and its importance for interpretation of the so-called Scythian finds from south-eastern Poland

Katarzyna Trybała-Zawiślak
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/72.2020.2.1865

Abstract

Artefacts of eastern provenance, so-called Scythian ones, have been registered in Polish areas for a long time. In the western part of Polish lands, they were most often linked with Scythian invasions, and this explanation of finds was emphasized by destroyed settlements. In eastern Poland, the presence of similar artefacts, was interpreted rather in the context of contacts with the forest-steppe zone, and their almost neighbourly character was confirmed by characteristic decorations and parts of clothing. Discoveries related to the fortified settlement in Chotyniec (south-eastern Poland), together with accompanying settlements from the same time, allow for a slightly different view on the so-called Scythian finds recorded within the eastern groups of the Lusatian circle. The agglomeration should be treated as the farthest northwest enclave of the forest-steppe variant of the Scythian culture and as transmitter of certain cultural patterns. It is also a cultural phenomenon that plays a key role in the reception of the so-called eastern cultural elements.

Keywords:

fortified settlement in Chotyniec, Chotyniec agglomeration, forest-steppe circle of Scythian culture, Scythian artefacts

Download files

Citation rules

Trybała-Zawiślak, K. (2020). The Chotyniec agglomeration and its importance for interpretation of the so-called Scythian finds from south-eastern Poland. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 72(2). https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/72.2020.2.1865

Cited by / Share

Licence


This website uses cookies for proper operation, in order to use the portal fully you must accept cookies.