Papers by Małgorzata Markiewicz
Documenta Praehistorica, 2024
Unique ceremonial vessels such as rhyta, kernoi and pseudokernoi were discovered in a cemetery fr... more Unique ceremonial vessels such as rhyta, kernoi and pseudokernoi were discovered in a cemetery from the Early Iron Age in Domasław (Poland). The appearance of such vessels proves that the societies of the Hallstatt culture adopted cultural ideas, feasting and drinking practises and offerings from the Mediterranean world. GC-MS analyses were carried out on five vessels and compared with pottery from the Domasław cemetery (74 samples) and the nearby settlement of Milejowice (46 samples). The investigations show that the examined vessels probably contained ceremonial drinks and liquids used for offerings and libations during funeral ceremonies.
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FOLIA PRAEHISTORICA POSNANIENSIA, 2023
The article reviews the current state of knowledge on photography and the use of photographs in a... more The article reviews the current state of knowledge on photography and the use of photographs in archaeological research. The discovery of photography was a breakthrough in the history of archaeology. The mechanical method of image registration, considered to be devoid of subjective human intervention, was supposed to guarantee the neutrality and objectivity of the visual representation. Belief in realism of photography has led to it becoming the primary form of documentation in archaeology, for both the research process and the relics themselves. This article will attempt to answer the question of whether we can trust the reality captured by the photographer? The reading of a photograph is done through culturally shaped codes. The ability to decipher those codes depends on the knowledge and experience of the recipient. The photographic image relies on the photographer's subjective view of the subject, as well as the medium used, which influences the nature of the representation.
Praehistorische Zeitschrift, 2021
The idea of covering pottery with polychrome ornaments adopted from the Greek art of the Late Geo... more The idea of covering pottery with polychrome ornaments adopted from the Greek art of the Late Geometric period spread to almost every corner of Early Iron Age Europe, including some areas in present-day Poland. Painted pottery was manufactured in Middle Silesia and southern Greater Poland. Finds of painted vessels are recorded also in Upper Silesia, and a smaller number still, in Lesser Poland. The presented paper addresses painted pottery identified with the Upper Silesian-Lesser Polish regional group of the Lusatian culture from settlement and funerary contexts (cremation and bi-ritual cemeteries). A closer look is taken at the previously unpublished finds of polychrome vessels from the cemetery at Dobrzeń Mały investigated during the 1970s. Their collection is now displayed and preserved in the Museum of Opole Silesia in Opole.
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, Apr 6, 2023
Markiewicz M. 2022. Image communication and contemporary visualisation in the popularisation of a... more Markiewicz M. 2022. Image communication and contemporary visualisation in the popularisation of archaeology. Sprawozdania Archologiczne 74/2, 7-28. In modern society where images begin to play a dominant role in the cognitive process, the use of visualisation as a carrier of information about archaeological research becomes more and more important. The main aim of this article is to consider visualisation as a method of education and protection of cultural heritage, as well as the role of image communication in popularising archaeology. These issues will be subject to a critical discussion in terms of advantages, possibilities and challenges resulting from the use of 3D reconstruction of prehistoric objects in museology, the Internet and popular science publications. In order to understand the idea of image communication in popularising the archaeological heritage better, an example of visualisations comprising a graphic part of museum exhibitions will be presented.
Praehistorische Zeitschrift, 2021
The idea of covering pottery with polychrome ornaments adopted from the Greek art of the Late Geo... more The idea of covering pottery with polychrome ornaments adopted from the Greek art of the Late Geometric period spread to almost every corner of Early Iron Age Europe, including some areas in present-day Poland. Painted pottery was manufactured in Middle Silesia and southern Greater Poland. Finds of painted vessels are recorded also in Upper Silesia, and a smaller number still, in Lesser Poland. The presented paper addresses painted pottery identified with the Upper Silesian-Lesser Polish regional group of the Lusatian culture from settlement and funerary contexts (cremation and bi-ritual cemeteries). A closer look is taken at the previously unpublished finds of polychrome vessels from the cemetery at Dobrzeń Mały investigated during the 1970s. Their collection is now displayed and preserved in the Museum of Opole Silesia in Opole.
FOLIA PRAEHISTORICA POSNANIENSIA, 2022
The article contrasts two chronologically distinct groups of artifacts: painted ceramics from the... more The article contrasts two chronologically distinct groups of artifacts: painted ceramics from the Hallstatt period and the so-called white ceramics, produced until the end of modernity. They are related by means of the technique of covering a bright surface with colorful patterns and the stylistic similarity of certain geometric motifs. However, the ideas behind creating these pictorial representations were completely different. In the article, painted vessels from the Hallstatt period and modernity will be the starting point for detailed studies on magical and rational thinking about the world. It was in the Renaissance that, according to the concept of the sociologist and philosopher Max Weber (1864-1920), a "disenchantment of the world", took place-e.g. the departure from the magical understanding of reality. Early Iron Age and Modernity ceramics will illustrate this process.
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Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 2022
Przegląd Archeologiczny, 2019
Archaeological excavations in Milejowice, Wrocław district, were carried out in 1999-2002 in conn... more Archaeological excavations in Milejowice, Wrocław district, were carried out in 1999-2002 in connection with the modernization of the A-4 motorway. During those excavations, relics of a settlement from the early Iron Age were discovered that were distinguished by the layout of the buildings. The visual presentation in the form of a 3D reconstruction of the Hallstatt settlement from Milejowice is a computer created image based on analysis of the sources obtained during excavation work. The purpose of 3D imaging of the features discovered on site was to provide a spatial representation of the settlement's buildings, divided into individual phases. An analysis of the development and spatial organization of the settlement complexes discovered at site No. 19 in Milejowice, was carried out by Jarosław Kopiasz from the Archaeological Museum in Biskupin. For spatial reconstruction, one of many possible suggestions for interpreting the buildings of this settlement was selected. In the 3D technique six separate settlement zones were reconstructed at this site, along with the individual phases of their functioning. The visual presentation of settlement complexes discovered at the Milejowice site is a valuable source of information on early Iron Age construction. The visualization verified the collected data, and 3D modelling facilitated the interpretation of the research results. With the help of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and three-dimensional modelling, it was possible to analyze the spatial organization of settlement complexes from Milejowice and to separate the individual phases of development of the designated zones. It should be noted, however, that digital reconstructions of settlement complexes from Milejowice remain the hypothesis of researchers, based on their analysis of documentation and theoretical assumptions.
The bishop’s palace in Milicz was probably built in the late thirteenth or early fourteenth centu... more The bishop’s palace in Milicz was probably built in the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century. It was a brick building referring to the type of layout of princely buildings known in Silesia. Erection of the building in Milicz was connected with the creation of the Church castellany in this area. Visualisation of the oldest phase of the bishop’s palace in Milicz is part of the project: Regni custodiam et clavem – Santok and clavis regni Poloniae – Milicz as an example of two border towns, implemented by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and financed from the funds of the National Program for the Development of Humanities for the years 2011-2017. Virtual reconstructions were based on the analysis and interpretation of source materials, in accordance with the guidelines contained in the London Charter. The purpose of the visualization is to introduce residents of Milicz and tourists to history of the building and, in the long run, to tak...
Studies in Digital Heritage, 2017
As a result of the intensive development of multimedia 3D visualizations of various kinds of hist... more As a result of the intensive development of multimedia 3D visualizations of various kinds of historically, artistically or scientifically valuable objects became standard at the beginning of the 21st century. What triggered the construction of three-dimensional visualizations was the will to protect the cultural heritage – especially historical monuments which are in ruins and exposed to further destruction – as well as the need to disseminate the information about such objects not only among the small group of specialists. Another reason of that is to verify the existing proposals of reconstructions or research hypotheses. The bishop’s palace in Milicz was probably built in the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century. It was a brick building referring to the type of layout of princely buildings known in Silesia. Erection of the building in Milicz was connected with the creation of the Church castellany in this area. Visualisation of the oldest phase of the bishop’s palace in Mi...
The will to protect cultural heritage has become an impulse to construct three-dimensional visual... more The will to protect cultural heritage has become an impulse to construct three-dimensional visualizations. Thanks to a computer program and properly manipulated 3D models, scientists can test out their research hypotheses, basing on mutual relations between the models. 3D modeling is a priceless tool when it comes to reconstructing archaeological structures and artefacts as well as analyzing and interpreting the past. It allows creating spatial objects that can be processed in various ways. Digital reconstruction technique is targeted at a vast group of recipients, especially those who are not interested in information about the past presented in a descriptive (verbal) form. Such way of communication requires specific knowledge, including specialist terms, as well as imagination, especially so-called historical imagination. 3D visualization is yet a new narration form in archaeology and complements descriptions. In our society, in which cognitive process an image begins to play a dominant role, popularization of the past with the use of digital reconstruction is particularly important. It is the visuality that determines the way we experience and analyze historical knowledge. An image in the form of a reconstruction is complete, comprehensively narrated, which means there is no room for a deeper interpretation. It is the scholar who defines the vision of a reconstructed structure. That is why an author must keep a critical distance towards their analysis when creating a visual message that provides information on cultural heritage. In order to cover the requirement of reliability when constructing a model, it is advised to follow the standards included in the London Charter. The significance of 3D visualization as a method of presenting research hypotheses will be discussed basing on the examples of digital reconstructions of two settlements from the Early Iron Age, discovered in Lower Silesia in SouthWest Poland.
The three-dimensional visualization of an Early Iron Age settlement discovered on the site no.17 ... more The three-dimensional visualization of an Early Iron Age settlement discovered on the site no.17 in Stary Śleszów, Żórawina County was done as a part of a project titled "Spatial-functional structures of Early Iron Age settlements from Silesia in a social aspect" financed by the National Science Centre, carried out by the Unit of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wrocław. The archaeological excavations on the site in Stary Śleszów started in 2000 due to the modernization of the A4 motorway. During the excavations relics of a settlement with an outstanding arrangement of buildings was discovered. In its area a zone surrounded by a regularly circular construction in the form of a palisade was distinguished. Within this structure there were buildings erected using post-and-beam construction technique. It was an inhabited, visibly separated part of the settlement. The 3D visualization of the settlement in Stary Śleszów presents the data acquired during the excavations. This method supports interpretation and verification of the results of studies in each stage of research. The digital reconstruction of the settlement was created basing on the analysis and interpretation of source material, according to the instructions included in the London Charter. It was prepared with the use of 3D modelling software -Autodesk 3ds Max with the V-ray rendering engine (Chaos Group). Three-dimensional visualization is a new form of discovering, studying and experiencing the past. Digital reconstruction technique is targeted at a vast group of recipients, especially those who are not interested in knowledge of the past provided in a descriptive (verbal) form. Such way of communication requires specific knowledge, including specialist terms, as well as imagination, especially so-called historical imagination. 3D visualization is yet a new narration form in archaeology and complements descriptions. In our society, in whose cognitive process an image begins to play a dominant role, popularization of the past with the use of digital reconstruction is particularly important. Nevertheless, it is crucial to make sure that the message provided by those images is supported with a proper commentary.
Ceramika i szkło w archeologii i konserwacji
The paper presents main assumptions, research methods and results of the interdisciplinary projec... more The paper presents main assumptions, research methods and results of the interdisciplinary project “Hallstatt painted ceramics from Domasław stan. 10/11/12, pow. wrocławski”. It was carried out in the years 2010-2013 in the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and funded by the National Science Centre. The project involved researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wrocław, Institute of Archaeology of the University of Wrocław, Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wrocław and Institute of Geology of the University of Wrocław.
Zusammenfassung: Während der archäologischen Ausgrabungsarbeiten auf dem Gelände der frühmittelal... more Zusammenfassung: Während der archäologischen Ausgrabungsarbeiten auf dem Gelände der frühmittelalterlichen Burg auf der Insel Ostrówek in Opole wurden in den Jahren 1958-1969 relativ gut erhaltene Holzkonstruktionen die man als Überreste des Holz-Erdwalls der Burg interpretieren kann. Die Dreidimension Rekonstruktion (3D) der Wallkonstruktionen ist ein Ergebnis der Analyse und Interpretation der bisherigen Quellen über die Wallkonstruktion der frühmittelalterlichen Burg in Opole, welche entstanden während der archäologischen Ausgrabungen und Entdeckungen der Konstruktionen, wie auch der bisherigen Literatur über die Wallkonstruktionen der Burg in Opole. Die Rekonstruktion wurde nach den Regeln der Londoner Charta für die Computergestützte Visualisierung von kulturellem Erbe realisiert.
As a result of the intensive development of multimedia, 3D visualizations of various kinds of his... more As a result of the intensive development of multimedia, 3D visualizations of various kinds of historically, artistically or scientifically valuable objects became standard at the beginning of the 21st century. What triggered the construction of three-dimensional visualizations was the will to protect cultural heritage – especially historical monuments which are in ruins and exposed to further destruction – as well as the need to disseminate information about such objects beyond a small group of specialists. Another catalyst for this was the need to verify the existing proposals for reconstructions or research hypotheses. The bishop's palace in Milicz (Poland) was probably built in the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century. It was a brick building whose layout was typical of ducal buildings known in Silesia. The erection of the building in Milicz was connected with the creation of the Church castellany in this area. The visualization of the oldest phase of the bishop's palace in Milicz is part of the project Regni custodiam et clavem – Santok and clavis regni Poloniae – Milicz as an example of two border towns, implemented by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and financed with the funds of the National Program for the Development of Humanities for the years 2011-2017 (number 11H 11 0184 80). Virtual reconstructions were based on the analysis and interpretation of source materials, in accordance with the guidelines contained in the London Charter. The purpose of the visualization is to present the history of the building to the residents of Milicz and tourists and, in the long run, to allow local authorities to take steps towards the preservation and revitalization of the bishop's palace.
Łaciak Dagmara, Małgorzata Markiewicz
1 trójwymiarowa wizualizacja grobów odkrytych na halsztackim cmentarzysku w domasławiu Przegląd a... more 1 trójwymiarowa wizualizacja grobów odkrytych na halsztackim cmentarzysku w domasławiu Przegląd archeologiczny Vol. 61, 2013, pp. Pl issn 0079-7138
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