The aim of the article is to verify and complete the information on the defensive structures found in the area of the former Łęczyca region from the Middle Ages until the end of the Jagiellonian era (1572). The subject matter proposed in the text (understood as defensive construction) has already benefited fro, several studies (such as the publicat...
Published in Praehistorische Zeitschrift
This paperThe data from the article was presented by the author during 16th SKAM Lithic Workshop (“Fossil Directeur”. A Phenomenon over Time and Space), 21–23 October 2019, Nitra, Slovak Republic, presentation: The Late Palaeolithic in Toruń Basin in the light of the latest research in Brzoza, site 50 (poster session). presents the preliminary find...
The text presents research problems regarding small towns of the Łęczyca land in the Middle Ages and the early modern era. Based on selected examples, the following difficulties were shown and discussed: the lack of city books, the ambiguity of Latin terms, disturbances in the chronology of sources, identification of people, distinguishing between ...
When I studied to become a musician on my instruments violin and nyckelharpa at the Department of Folk Music at the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm. Musikhögskolan (KMH) in Stockholm, I wrote an artistic bachelor thesis in music. In the thesis, I made a style analysis between the Näck-tuned melodies of Tyska klockorna performed by Pelle B...
In Poland, small towns are important elements in the settlement system, serving as local centres mainly for the surrounding rural areas. In this context, the following questions seem relevant: (1) Does the local functions determine the commuting structure of small towns?; (2) What is the importance of small towns in the national commuting system?; ...
In the last five decades, during archaeological investigations in churches and church cemeteries both in Poland and Western Europe, relics of many wreaths made of artificial and natural flowers have been discovered. Some of them have been described in considerable detail and drawing reconstructions have been made. In many cases, the garlands were m...
The article concerns the castle in Terebovlia (now Ukraine) after the reconstruction it underwent in the 1530s on the initiative of ‘starosta’ (capitaneus) Andrzej Tęczyński. Until now, the description of this fortress has been known from the inventory of the Terebovlia eledrship (capitaneatum) from 1551. The collection of the National Library in W...
The article presents the results of research obtained on the basis of the author’s original methodology for analysing visitor behavior towards the ‘monuments benches’ placed on Piotrkowska Street in Lodz. The research was designed and carried out by a team of seven students from the University of Lodz’s Faculty of Geographical Sciences. In addition...
The main aim of the study is to compare share repurchase and dividend payout trends of listed non-financial and non-resource companies in Poland and South Africa over the period 2005–2015. Although South Africa is a developing country with a dualistic economy, the country is characterized by a sophisticated stock exchange which is comparable to tha...
In times of accelerating inflation, financial instruments that protect capital against loss of value are becoming increasingly important. Therefore, an open question remains as to what to invest in to, if not outstrip, at least keep up with the inflation rate in the case of return on investments. This raises the question of whether there are such o...
