dr Dariusz Błaszczyk

Section 6.: Territoriality of power versus the mobility of people and ideas

Along with the Christianization of Polish lands, inhumation and row cemeteries also appeared in Mazovia. However, the specificity of this region was that, in addition to cemeteries with pit burials, cemeteries with stone structures were also used. Over time, their range also expanded eastward to the areas of present-day Podlachia. For years, researchers have been intrigued by the origins of this type of funeral rite and the related issue of the provenance of the people buried in them and their movement between regions and communities. In order to answer these questions, as part of the research project “Populus Masoviae Medi Aevi” under the supervision of prof. A. Buko (NCN 2019/33/B/HS3/02453), were carried out analyses of the stable isotopes of strontium 87Sr/86Sr and oxygen 18O/16O of human remains and elements of the local environment (soil, water, plants, animals). They provided interesting and sometimes surprising results, which will be presented and discussed during the speech.