Tshinitsa - Carpathian Troy
For many years, one of the most famous places associated with the ancient history of Poland was Biskupin, discovered in 1933. It was a unique place on a European scale, an archaeological reserve. A part of the defensive settlement of the Lusatian culture, which existed more than 2000 years ago, has been reconstructed here. Over time, new objects began to appear in Europe, but their development went further towards the open-air archaeological museum, where museum objects began to “come out from under the showcase”. So close to the visitors that you could almost touch them. One of such objects, created according to these principles, is the Archaeological Open-Air Museum of Carpathian Troy, opened in June 2011 in Trzynice, near Jaslo.
This is the first such innovative object of this type in Poland, combining the past with modern forms of presenting it to tourists. Modern multimedia technologies were used here to make the exhibitions more attractive. Carpathian Troy is a special place, because in one place there were settlements of different historical periods - from the early Bronze Age, the Otomin-Fusesbadon culture, originating in the Mediterranean region. The fortifications built by this culture resembled the fortifications of the older phases of Troy. Then, 2000 years later, the site was repopulated, this time by the Slavs, around 770, during the Early Middle Ages.
During the archaeological excavations carried out in Trcinica, many valuable archaeological monuments (about 160 pieces) were discovered - from the beginning of the Bronze Age and the early Middle Ages. Among them are utensils, bronzes, ceramics, bones, horns and iron. On the other hand, the decline of the settlement is marked by the date of concealment of the treasure of silver items in the area of the settlement - the 000s of the 20th century. The fall of the ancient settlement may be connected with the conquest of Grody Chervinsky by Kievan Rus in 1029–1031. The discoveries made in Trzynica brought a lot of new data about the beginning of the Bronze Age and the early Middle Ages in this part of Europe. They also aroused great interest both among specialists and lovers of antiquity.
In order to protect this cultural heritage, which is of great importance for the history of Europe, it was decided to create an open-air archaeological museum and a tourist complex on an area of more than 8 hectares. It includes the area with the hill fort Valy Krulewskie with an area of 4,84 ha and the territory located at the foot of the Vala Krulewskie with an area of 3,22 ha - an archaeological park.
In the area of the ancient settlement, 9 sections of ramparts with a total length of 152 m, one section of the beginning of the Bronze Age, a fragment of a road with a gate, as well as houses and a wagon from the beginning of the Bronze Age were reconstructed. Also, the early medieval gates, 4 Slavic huts, an active spring of the 1250th century and the place where the medieval treasure was hidden were reconstructed. The size of the settlement is evidenced by the length of the embankments - 25 m. About 000 m3 of building materials were used for their construction, including 5000-6000 m3 of oak timber (the main material). The construction of the settlement required a great deal of work and high engineering skills from the builders of the settlement. These figures testify to the enormous amount of work that has been done with primitive tools.
In the archaeological park, a village of the Othomani-Füzesbadon culture, about 3500 years old, consisting of 6 houses, and an early medieval Slavic village, consisting of 6 huts, have been reconstructed. All houses were built using the technologies used during their construction. The basic building blocks of a Bronze Age village house are wood, reeds, straw and clay. These are pillared houses with a gable roof. The walls are made of branches or reeds and covered with clay, while the roof is covered with reeds. Early medieval houses have a log structure with a thatched roof.
Further work of the open-air museum is planned reconstruction of workshops - pottery, flint, foundry and blacksmith. There will also be scenes from the everyday life of the inhabitants of the city of that time (grinding flour, baking bread, cooking dishes). There will also be classes in applied archeology, in the field of primary soil cultivation techniques, construction, the production of tools, pottery, bone products, smelting of metals and metal alloys using contemporary technologies.
The plants known at that time would also be cultivated with the agricultural implements of the time. The effects of these impressions will be used to popularize archeology among tourist crowds and in further scientific research. Trzynice will also host annual archaeological festivals. The opening ceremony of the open-air museum on June 24, 2011 and Slavic Sunday in September 2012 were anticipatory.
In the Active Reader contest for 700 points. in this open-air museum you can spend a weekend with an overnight stay and the opportunity to participate in master classes (prize for two).
Tshinitsa - Carpathian Troy
