Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District

The paper presents the results of rescue archaeological excavations carried out at the site of the former German forced labour camp KL Jawischowitz, a sub-camp of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. It discusses the historical material related to individual phases of use of the building complex as well as the ca...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wojciech Tabaszewski, Marta Wardas-Lasoń
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Lodz University Press 2022-12-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Archaeologica
Subjects:
Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/archaeo/article/view/17211
_version_ 1797810955346771968
author Wojciech Tabaszewski
Marta Wardas-Lasoń
author_facet Wojciech Tabaszewski
Marta Wardas-Lasoń
author_sort Wojciech Tabaszewski
collection DOAJ
description The paper presents the results of rescue archaeological excavations carried out at the site of the former German forced labour camp KL Jawischowitz, a sub-camp of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. It discusses the historical material related to individual phases of use of the building complex as well as the camp architecture and the accompanying technical infrastructure. The remains of architecture connected with two blocks of flats and the camp infrastructure functioning in the years 1942–1945 and also used later were discovered. Movable ­historical objects obtained during the research in the form of fragments of ceramics (porcelain, tiles, and construction ceramics) and glass, connected with the functioning of the German forced labour camp, were also analysed. Between 1945 and 1950, the camp was used by the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic as a forced labour camp for German citizens, members of the NSDAP and the Hitlerjugend, Volksdeutsche, and people suspected of disloyalty to Poland. The last stage of the operation of the former camp complex took place after 1950, when it was converted into a workers’ housing estate. Since the demolition of the housing estate in the 1970s the area has been used as a park, which is currently undergoing revitalisation.
first_indexed 2024-03-13T07:16:26Z
format Article
id doaj.art-d9e9e0681f6c4e53bb97aa1972d1e514
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0208-6034
2449-8300
language deu
last_indexed 2024-03-13T07:16:26Z
publishDate 2022-12-01
publisher Lodz University Press
record_format Article
series Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Archaeologica
spelling doaj.art-d9e9e0681f6c4e53bb97aa1972d1e5142023-06-05T07:10:10ZdeuLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Archaeologica0208-60342449-83002022-12-0137518710.18778/0208-6034.37.0316959Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim DistrictWojciech Tabaszewski0Marta Wardas-Lasoń1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-7663GDDKiA O/KrakówAGH University of Science and TechnologyThe paper presents the results of rescue archaeological excavations carried out at the site of the former German forced labour camp KL Jawischowitz, a sub-camp of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. It discusses the historical material related to individual phases of use of the building complex as well as the camp architecture and the accompanying technical infrastructure. The remains of architecture connected with two blocks of flats and the camp infrastructure functioning in the years 1942–1945 and also used later were discovered. Movable ­historical objects obtained during the research in the form of fragments of ceramics (porcelain, tiles, and construction ceramics) and glass, connected with the functioning of the German forced labour camp, were also analysed. Between 1945 and 1950, the camp was used by the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic as a forced labour camp for German citizens, members of the NSDAP and the Hitlerjugend, Volksdeutsche, and people suspected of disloyalty to Poland. The last stage of the operation of the former camp complex took place after 1950, when it was converted into a workers’ housing estate. Since the demolition of the housing estate in the 1970s the area has been used as a park, which is currently undergoing revitalisation.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/archaeo/article/view/17211brzeszcze-jawiszowicelabour campbarracksworld war iiauschwitztilesglass
spellingShingle Wojciech Tabaszewski
Marta Wardas-Lasoń
Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Archaeologica
brzeszcze-jawiszowice
labour camp
barracks
world war ii
auschwitz
tiles
glass
title Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
title_full Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
title_fullStr Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
title_full_unstemmed Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
title_short Results of Archaeological Rescue Excavations at the Site of the Former German Forced Labour Camp KL Jawischowitz, Oświęcim District
title_sort results of archaeological rescue excavations at the site of the former german forced labour camp kl jawischowitz oswiecim district
topic brzeszcze-jawiszowice
labour camp
barracks
world war ii
auschwitz
tiles
glass
url https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/archaeo/article/view/17211
work_keys_str_mv AT wojciechtabaszewski resultsofarchaeologicalrescueexcavationsatthesiteoftheformergermanforcedlabourcampkljawischowitzoswiecimdistrict
AT martawardaslason resultsofarchaeologicalrescueexcavationsatthesiteoftheformergermanforcedlabourcampkljawischowitzoswiecimdistrict