Abstract

Truszki-Zalesie lies in the north-eastern part of Poland, in the Masovia region. In this small village a large settlement complex was discovered – four archaeological sites from the Early Medieval Period: a stronghold of “Okop” (‘Entrenchment’) (Site 1), a fortified settlement of “Góra Wieżowa” (‘Tower Mountain’ – Site 2) and two open settlements of “Siedlisko” (‘Abode’) and “Nikienki” (Sites 3 and 4). Site 3 was investigated in the years 2003–2005, 2007 and 2011 by the team directed by the author (in cooperation with Adam Łukaszewicz) from theInstitute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. In one trench (No. IV) six stone features with very small burnt bones were discovered. Among the small finds there were various implements made of iron: 1 arrow-head, 6 knives, 2 nails and 2 pieces of copper finery, 2 spindle whorls, and 1 whetstone. The settlement dates from the 10th–11th c. AD. It was an industrial settlement, like Site 4.