Projects by Dr Jacek Gackowski, Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University, and Dr Paweł Szczepanik have received funding under the ‘Protection of Archaeological Monuments 2026’ programme organised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In total, over PLN 110,000 was awarded for the development and publication of the research results of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University.
The programme of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage supports tasks that are crucial for the protection of archaeological heritage. Researchers whose projects are related to the identification and inventory of archaeological sites, the protection and study of monuments, and the compilation and publication of archaeological research results are eligible for financial support.
Among the beneficiaries of the ministry’s competition were two highly rated applications from researchers at the Institute of Archaeology. Dr Jacek Gackowski, professor at the Department of Prehistory at Nicolaus Copernicus University, received PLN 58,100 in funding for a project entitled ‘The settlement of the Lusatian culture in Miraków-Grodno in the Chełmno Land’. The additional funding will allow the use of the results of the archaeologists’ work to date to prepare a comprehensive description of the spatial organisation and chronology of the stronghold in Miarkowo-Grodno. The scientists will also systematise knowledge about the craftsmanship and network of contacts of the population living there, as well as the palaeoecological conditions of the settlement and its surroundings.
The second project at UMK is led by Dr. Paweł Szczepanik from the Department of Antiquity and Early Middle Ages, who is researching ‘The Early Medieval Treasure of Silver Coins from Strzelin, Słupsk County.’ The treasure under analysis is a collection of Arabic silver coins found in a clay pot in Strzelin near Słupsk in 2019. It can be linked to the earliest waves of silver influx into Pomerania in the early Middle Ages, which makes it a unique find. The project includes an interdisciplinary analytical and source study of these coins. Detailed numismatic research will allow for a more precise chronology of the treasure and place it in the broader context of the influx of silver coins to Pomerania, as well as establish networks of contacts in the Baltic Sea basin. The ministry has allocated PLN 52,400 for the study and publication of these research results.
In this year’s edition of the competition, 28 projects will be co-financed from the ministry’s budget for a total amount of over PLN 2.1 million.
Source: NCU Information Portal