In order to gain knowledge on artefacts from the past, archaeologists are increasingly entering into interdisciplinary cooperation with representatives of technical sciences, which makes it possible to significantly increase knowledge on the technology used by people in ancient times. The pretext for the discussion is the film “A bronze halberd - a symbol of civilizational change” directed by Krzysztof Paluszyński who, starting from the halberd found in a barrow in Łęki Małe in Wielkopolska, tells about the beginnings of the Bronze Age in the lands of today's Poland and its dynamic civilisational changes.
Professor Marzena Szmyt
Archaeologist, professor at the Faculty of Archaeology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, director of the Archaeological Museum in Poznań. Her research focuses on the social, economic, and cultural changes that human communities in Central and Eastern Europe underwent in the 4th and 3rd millennia BC. She is an author of numerous scientific publications as well as an editor of monographic publications and archaeological journals.
Krzysztof Paluszyński
Graduate of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. TV and film producer, screenwriter, director. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Associated with the TV and film industry for about 35 years. Creator of numerous documentaries, reports, feature articles, and footages from sports events at the world and Europe championship level. Films and programs made by Krzysztof Paluszyński are emitted on leading TV channels.
AGH University Associate Professor Aldona Garbacz-Klempka
Professor manages the Department of Moulding Materials, Mould Technologies, and Casting of Non-Ferrous Metals at the Faculty of Foundry Engineering. Her research interests focus among others on archeometallurgy, an interdisciplinary field connecting technical sciences with humanities. Within the framework of the Historical Layers Research Centre, established in 2013, Prof. Garbacz-Klempka conducts intensive research on Polish cultural heritage, involving not only prominent specialists from various AGH University units, but also historians, archaeologists, and museologists. Professor Garbacz-Klempka is currently working on two projects on the origins of metallurgy and foundry on the Polish lands funded by the National Science Center as well as the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.