Baltic-Pontic Studies, 2016, vol. 21
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Item Macrospatial analysis of early scythian fortified settlements in the right ‑bank of Ukraine(Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Prahistorii Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Wschodni, 2016-10) Ławniczak, Marcin; Ignaczak, Marcin; Staniuk, RobertThe macrospatial analysis of fortified settlements in the right ‑bank of Ukraine allows for observations of a few regularities related to the location of sites along the rivers and watersheds. ‘Land’ settlements, e.g. Yakushyntsi or Mlynok, may have connected sites located along large watercourses, e.g. Trakhtemyriv, Rudkivtsi, which specialised in trade with the Greeks.Item The fortresses of Ukraine. The builders of early iron age strongholds in Podolia(Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Prahistorii Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Wschodni, 2016-10) Ignaczak, Marcin; Boltryk, Yuriy; Shelekhan, Oleksandr; Lifantii, Oksana; Olędzki, Łukasz; Tokarczuk, AgnieszkaThe most challenging question regarding the defensive settlements of the Pontic forest ‑steppe is the reason behind their construction at all and size. The most frequent interpretations centre around two questions: were they to protect from external threats (i.e. the nomads) or were they the result of a carefully planned construction strategy related to the economic and social pressure from the Greek colonies in the Black Sea region? it is also possible that both explanations are true.Item Ukrainian fortresses a study of a strongholds system from the early iron age in Podolia(Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Prahistorii Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (Poznań). Instytut Wschodni, 2016-10) Ławniczak, Marcin; Sokołowska, AnnaThere are two levels of detailed characteristic of the aforementioned sites. The first is the construction aspect, such as the area of the site (within the fortifications only) and the shape of the fortifications. The second level of detailed characteristics is description and presentation of the natural factors surrounding the sites, such as landforms and its location regarding to watercourses and watersheds.