DOI: 10.33547/ODA-SAH.12.Kaz.13
Szczątki organiczne odkryte przy naszyjniku w obiekcie 161 ze stanowiska 12 w Kazimierzy Wielkiej (Organic remains discovered near the necklace in feature 161 at site 12 in Kazimierza Wielka)
by Aldona Kurzawska 
, Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka
In: Marcin M. Przybyła, Anita Szczepanek, Joanna Zagórska-Telega (eds) 2024. Kazimierza Wielka, stanowisko 12. Od neolitycznej osady do cmentarzyska z okresu wpływów rzymskich (Ocalone Dziedzictwo Archeologiczne 12), pp. 297–300. Pękowice – Kraków: Wydawnictwo Profil-Archeo.
During archaeological excavations at site 12 in Kazimierza Wielka, an inhumation grave (no. 161) was uncovered. A double necklace was discovered in the deceased’s chest area. The necklace consisted of beads made from stone, glass, iron, and copper alloys, including bucket-shaped pendants and an encircled pendant. Fragments of organic materials associated with the necklace have been submitted for further analysis. These materials included textile fragments (six samples) and remnants of the material used to string the necklace components (four samples). All the textiles found near the necklace were small fragments, with the largest measuring approximately 1×2 cm. They were identified as pieces of the same fabric – a tabby made from zz-spun flax yarn, preserved partially mineralized on the ornaments. Similar tabby linen textiles from this period are known from finds associated with Wielbark culture communities.
Small fragments of leather thongs, preserved near the glass beads and bucket-shaped pendants, were likely used to mount the necklace ornaments. These fragments represent a unique discovery, as necklaces
in burials from the same period were typically found with strings made from woolly fibers.