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Fragment of the early modern diptych sundial of Przezmark against the background of similar archaeological findings

Magdalena Żurek
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.2.10

Abstract

A small bone plate, identified as a fragment of a pocket diptych sundial, was found during excavations at the post-Teutonic castle at Przezmark, Stary Dzierzgoń commune. The watch fragment of Przezmark is one of five diptych sundials found during excavations in Poland. Such sundials, produced between the end of the 15th century and the end of the 18th century, are found at many European and North American sites. To date, 110 specimens have been recorded, mainly from urban sites, but also from castles, manors, monasteries, and wrecks, sunk mainly off the North American and European coasts, but also beyond the northern Arctic Circle.

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pocket diptych sundial, time measurement, early modern period, Przezmark, archaeology, post-Teutonic castle

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Żurek, M. (2024). Fragment of the early modern diptych sundial of Przezmark against the background of similar archaeological findings. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 30(2), 131–146. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.2.10 (Original work published December 31, 2023)

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