Petrykozy, woj. mazowieckie Badania w 2011 roku

Abstrakt

In August 2011 rescueexcavation works werecarried out at Site 3 (AzP ‘Archeologiczne zdjęcie Polski – Archaeological Record of Poland’ 45-55/44) at Petrykozy, the zawidz commune. they were directed by the author. Students of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw also participated in them. the exploration encompassed the area of 322.5 m2. 8 graves of the Lusatian culture, 1 grave of the Przeworsk culture and 1 hearth from the Medieval Period were discovered. Furthermore, features of other kind were also recorded and they should perhaps berelated to theafore-mentioned cultures. Among the discovered features the following ones were identified: 11 pits of undefined function, 12 post-holesand 13 destroyed pits, possibly grave ones. Moreover,a Lithuanian copper shilling (so-called boratynka) was found (Fig. 1). It was probably minted in 1661.