Biskupin
Sign in to saveBiskupin () is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. When first discovered it was thought to be early evidence of a West Slavic settlement, but archaeologists later confirmed it belonged to the Biskupin group of the Lusatian culture from the 8th century BC.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Biskupin
- Ancient site.image
- Brama biskupińska.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 250px
- Ancient site.caption
- Reconstructed gateway at Biskupin
- Ancient site.map_type
- Poland
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.map_alt
- Location in Poland
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250px
- Ancient site.location
- Biskupin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.material
- Wood
- Ancient site.built
- 747–748 BC
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins, partially reconstructed
- Ancient site.designation1
- Historic Monument of Poland
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1994-09-08
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 412
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- Biskupin - gate and wall.jpg
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- Biskupin
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- In popular culture
- Dating
- The model
- Gallery
- Bibliography
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Biskupin () is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. When first discovered it was thought to be early evidence of a West Slavic settlement, but archaeologists later confirmed it belonged to the Biskupin group of the Lusatian culture from the 8th century BC.
The Museum is situated on a marshy peninsula in , ca. northeast of Poznań and south of the small town of Żnin. In the years 1956–2000, it was a division of the National Museum of Archaeology in Warsaw. After the Polish local government reforms of 1998, Biskupin was granted the status of an independent institution known as the Archeological Museum in Biskupin.
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