SPACE, TIME AND FUNCTION. GÓRA CHEŁMSKA NEAR KOSZALIN IN THE MIDDLE AGES

It is not an object connected with the sacred, but above all the context (na tu -ral and cultural) in which it is found that proves the existence of a space of religious practice. An object deemed a regular, everyday item may once havebeen an element of sacred imagery. Features revealed by archaeological exca-vation may be approached in the same manner. Each of these studied sepa-rately can be regarded as, say, a storage pit, the remains of a house, etc. At thesame time, when related to the general surroundings, a single find may turnout to be part of a greater whole with a clear meaning. Its sacredness is not lim-ited to its form, but corresponds to the sum of all meanings included in it (i.e.its content).