(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2005) Blombergowa, Maria Magdalena
The paper presents achievements of Michał Kuściński - the 19 th century antiquarian and meritorious
investigator of Byelorussia. Kuściński has initiated regular archaeological excavations of the Medieval
mound cemetery at Gniezdowo, near Smoleńsk. In archaeological literature on history of the Slavs, this site is
quoted as one of the most significant places.