(ORDO NEWS) — In Poland, archaeologists during excavations in the city of Daromina, Sandomierz region, discovered artifacts of the 11th-12th centuries, including the remains of military armor, coins from the time of King Boleslav the Bold, the head of a mace and an unusual lead amulet.
The findings, according to experts, may indicate the presence of a knight’s court in this medieval settlement.
According to Nauka w Polsce, the excavations also unearthed prehistoric materials and objects from the Bronze Age, including a fragment of a copper axe, a clasp and two denarii from the Roman period.
However, the collection of artifacts from the early Middle Ages dating back to the 11th-12th centuries AD turned out to be the richest.
“This is an extremely interesting and previously unknown archaeological site,” says Dr. Marek Florek from the Institute of Archeology at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin.
“In addition to fragments of pottery, coins were found, including denarii of Bolesław the Bold, jewelry made of silver, lead and copper alloy, lead and bronze crosses, household items such as knives and flintlocks, lead and iron weights covered with bronze, elements of equestrian equipment.
According to the expert, some items were brought here from the territory of modern Russia and Scandinavian countries.
As an example of such artifacts, the archaeologist cites lead and bronze crosses decorated with enamel, large copper wire pendant rings, some silver jewelry and an appliqué depicting a horseman.
Special attention of scientists was attracted by the finds of the so-called elite nature, indicating the existence of a knight’s court in Daromino.
In addition to the previously described objects of foreign origin, here the expert notes the pommel of a lead mace and a small bronze image of a horse.
“Maces in the early Middle Ages, as well as later, were not only weapons, but also a symbol of military power,” says the archaeologist.
“On the other hand, a small image of a horse made of bronze is probably a decorative element of the so-called Lutomer-type spur. worn by knights from the elite of the early state of the Piast dynasty.
Dr. Florek calls a lead pendant with a schematic representation of a human figure on one side and an unidentified symbol on the other side also an exceptional find.
Perhaps it was some kind of amulet. “It has no analogues among the prehistoric or medieval monuments known in the Polish lands,” said Dr. Florek.
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