Nadwiślański region na wschód od Krakowa na przełomie er / The Vistula River region east of Kraków at the turn of the eras

Abstract

The article discusses the history of humans in the Vistula Valley east of Kraków from the late Pre-Roman to Roman period (3rd c. BC – 4th c. AD). This area, convenient for settlement, located on a well-preserved section of a loess river terrace, is among the most interesting and richest in Poland at that time. The diversity of habitats on the border of the loess terrace and floodplain ecosystems enabled diverse economic activities, both agricultural and non-agricultural, which was stimulated by easy access to raw materials. This zone is known in archaeological literature mainly from well-developed non-agricultural production (potterymaking, bronzesmithing), dated to the Roman period. It should be emphasized, however, that agriculture was the basis of the economy of the population living here. Distinguished archaeological sites include settlements in Igołomia and Zofipole, both in Kraków district. Trade contacts played an important role in the development of these communities, both in the Pre-Roman and Roman periods.