Published: 2025-12-16

Cargo on wheels - medieval cart components from Granary Island, Gdańsk.

Joanna Dąbal , Dawid Borowka , Jakub Prager , Tadeusz Widerski
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
Section: Field Survey and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/77.2025.2.3926

Abstract

This text discusses the remains of a late medieval cart with a partial cargo recovered on Granary Island during the 2024 excavation, along with their historical context. The wooden components found have been technically described and compared to the limited archaeological database. They are furthermore considered in the context of the construction details of other medieval carts. The discovery is dated to the beginning of the 15th century, based on artefacts found in layers containing the cart fragments and supported by 14C analysis. The construction of the cart has been analysed with the aid of historical depictions from the period and undertaken in the spatial and functional context of the Granary Island. Although the formal constraints on the investigation limit the interpretation, the discovery is considered unique in Europe.

Keywords:

archaeology, medieval, carts, wheels, Gdańsk

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Dąbal, J., Borowka , D., Prager , J., & Widerski, T. (2025). Cargo on wheels - medieval cart components from Granary Island, Gdańsk. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 77(2), 531–556. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/77.2025.2.3926

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