Wojciech Filipowiak

Bio: Wojciech Filipowiak is an academic researcher from Polish Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Symbol & Identity (social science). The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 8 citations.

A 12th‐Century Slavic Ship from Wolin, Poland

Abstract: Wreck 10 found in Reclaw, near Wolin, in 2003, is described in detail and the remains are examined to determine whether the vessel they represent was a river ferry, as has been suggested previously, or a medieval seagoing ship, built in the Slav tradition. The location of the wreck is also considered in relation to early medieval settlement in the area to investigate whether it was a harbour.

How Vikings crossed the North Atlantic? The reinterpretation of ‘sun compasses’ — Narsarsuaq, Wolin, Truso

Abstract: The discovery of the Narsarsuaq disc (Uunartoq, Greenland) in 1948 sparked a long discussion on the identification of wooden discs as solar compasses used by the Vikings during sea voyages across t...

Art as a Symbol of Social Change: Material Expression of Forming Identity in the Early Medieval Trade Towns around South and Eastern Baltic. Wolin and Novgorod Case Study

Abstract: Abstract In the early medieval urban centers on the south and east coast of the Baltic, objects decorated in Scandinavian style were used, however with the local character of ornamentation. The authors analyze large collections of this type of artifacts from Wolin and Novgorod against the wide North European background. They indicate the spread of this phenomenon in the Baltic area, naming it Viking Periphery Art and offer an explanation of its origin instead of previous attempts of defining this phenomenon as a Pomeranian School of Scandinavian-Insular Art. They argue that the local art is a testimony to social changes: the fusion of different cultural elements could be proof of the development of the new identity of town elites taking part in long-distance trade in the 10th century.

report on the jubilee international conference "Towns that created Europe. 70 years of Polish archaeological research in Wolin", Wolin, 26-28.08.2022

Abstract: On 26-28 August 2022, an anniversary conference was held in Wolin entitled 'Towns that created Europe. 70 years of Polish archaeological research in Wolin'. The event was organised as part of the 6th Wolin Medievalist Meetings by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Andrzej Kaube Regional Museum in Wolin, the National Museum in Szczecin and the Wolin Municipality. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Prof. dr. hab. Piotr Gliński, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. dr. hab. Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Education and Science, Dr. hab. Przemysław Czarnek, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Marek Gróbarczyk, West Pomeranian Voivode Zbigniew Bogucki, and the Polish National Committee of the International Council for Monuments Protection ICOMOS POLAND. The conference was attended by nearly 70 participants (including 19 speakers) from Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Estonia, Ukraine and England. During the conference, a letter of intent to include Wolin on the UNESCO World Heritage List was signed.

How Vikings crossed the North Atlantic? The reinterpretation of ‘sun compasses’ — Narsarsuaq, Wolin, Truso

Abstract: The discovery of the Narsarsuaq disc (Uunartoq, Greenland) in 1948 sparked a long discussion on the identification of wooden discs as solar compasses used by the Vikings during sea voyages across t...