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Reconstruction of geodynamic processes on the Vistula riverbank in medieval Toruń (Poland)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: During roadworks on Bulwar Filadelfijski in Toruń, the foundations of a Benedictine monastery and the Holy Spirit Church were uncovered. Geoarchaeological research analyzed fluvial, denudational, and anthropogenic layers in the Vistula riverbank. The aim was to determine the spatial and stratigraphic relationships between fluvial and denudational sediments and anthropogenic embankments in the Vistula riverbank zone. Key findings: (1) Early medieval fluvial and denudational processes shaped sediments, with Bronze Age and Roman artifacts redeposited by medieval floods. (2) Late medieval construction (monastery, perimeter wall) led to anthropogenic embankments dominating the area. (3) After the monastery’s mid-17th-century destruction, major floods deposited overbank alluvium. The study clarifies the site’s stratigraphic evolution under natural and human influence.

Source: Geographia Polonica

DOI: 10.7163/gpol.0301

Authors: Jacek B. Szmańda, Piotr J. Gierszewski, Mateusz Kramkowski, Karol Witkowski, Sebastian Tyszkowski, Michał Fojutowski, Piotr Kittel, Marek Krąpiec, Wojciech Chudziak, Ryszard Kaźmierczak, Małgorzata Luc

Institutions: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Łódź, AGH University of Krakow, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Jagiellonian University

Language: English

Topic: Soil and Environmental Studies

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412033704

FWCI: 0.514

Cites: 23

Cited by: 1

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