Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret

This paper discusses an assemblage of artillery projectiles discovered in 2012 in the course of archaeological works in the basement of remains of the Medieval High Turret in Olsztyn (Masuria – north-eastern Poland). 113 cannonballs were found altogether, out of which 89 were made from erratic boul...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piotr Strzyż, Piotr Czubla, Adam Mackiewicz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/1490
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849422550707208192
author Piotr Strzyż
Piotr Czubla
Adam Mackiewicz
author_facet Piotr Strzyż
Piotr Czubla
Adam Mackiewicz
author_sort Piotr Strzyż
collection DOAJ
description This paper discusses an assemblage of artillery projectiles discovered in 2012 in the course of archaeological works in the basement of remains of the Medieval High Turret in Olsztyn (Masuria – north-eastern Poland). 113 cannonballs were found altogether, out of which 89 were made from erratic boulders, while the remaining ones were made from well-fired clay. Apart from a discussion on these finds, a analysis of stone raw material used for their manufacture was carried out. Furthermore, it was attempted at identifying types of cannons stored in this part of Olsztyn’s fortifications
format Article
id doaj-art-1143080e16434f3ea85e1eb3b232a5c8
institution Kabale University
issn 0860-0007
2719-7069
language deu
publishDate 2015-01-01
publisher Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences
record_format Article
series Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
spelling doaj-art-1143080e16434f3ea85e1eb3b232a5c82025-08-20T03:31:02ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesFasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae0860-00072719-70692015-01-0128Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turretPiotr StrzyżPiotr CzublaAdam Mackiewicz This paper discusses an assemblage of artillery projectiles discovered in 2012 in the course of archaeological works in the basement of remains of the Medieval High Turret in Olsztyn (Masuria – north-eastern Poland). 113 cannonballs were found altogether, out of which 89 were made from erratic boulders, while the remaining ones were made from well-fired clay. Apart from a discussion on these finds, a analysis of stone raw material used for their manufacture was carried out. Furthermore, it was attempted at identifying types of cannons stored in this part of Olsztyn’s fortifications https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/1490cannonballsMiddle AgesOlsztynartilleryceramic projectilesrocks used in the production of ammunition
spellingShingle Piotr Strzyż
Piotr Czubla
Adam Mackiewicz
Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
cannonballs
Middle Ages
Olsztyn
artillery
ceramic projectiles
rocks used in the production of ammunition
title Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
title_full Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
title_fullStr Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
title_full_unstemmed Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
title_short Cannonballs from the Olsztyn turret
title_sort cannonballs from the olsztyn turret
topic cannonballs
Middle Ages
Olsztyn
artillery
ceramic projectiles
rocks used in the production of ammunition
url https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/1490
work_keys_str_mv AT piotrstrzyz cannonballsfromtheolsztynturret
AT piotrczubla cannonballsfromtheolsztynturret
AT adammackiewicz cannonballsfromtheolsztynturret