Stefan Krukowski

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Stefan Wincenty Krukowski (born January 22, 1890, in Mszczonów, died on May 1, 1982, in Warsaw) was a Polish archaeologist specialist in the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

He obtained the title of professor in 1956 and conducted research in the field of Paleolithic and Mesolithic archaeology. He led archaeological work in Russia and, starting from 1925, conducted research in the Neolithic flint mine of Krzemionki Opatowskie, focusing on banded flint. Krukowski was a self-taught archaeologist. During the German occupation of Lviv, he worked as a feeder of healthy lice at the Institute for Research on Spotted Typhus and Viruses under Professor Rudolf Weigl.[3][4]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Prehistoria ziem polskich (Prehistory of Polish Lands), 1939
  • Krzemionki Opatowskie, 1939
  • Skam 71. Zbiór rozpraw prahistorycznych (Skam 71. Collection of Prehistoric Essays), 1976

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ciepielewska, E., "Profesor Stefan Krukowski (1890–1982)", Jaskinia gvardjilas klde w gruzji. Opracowanie wydane w stulecie badań polskiego archeologa Stefana Krukowskiego, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, pp. 20–31
  2. ^ Lech, J., Partyka, J., Barford, P., Cyrek, K. (1995). "" Prof. Stefan Krukowski (1890-1982). Działalnośc archeologiczna i jej znaczenie dla nauki polskiej", Jacek Lech and Józef Partyka, Ojców 1992:[recenzja]/reviewed by Krzysztof Cyrek and Paul Barford". Archaeologia Polona. 33.
  3. ^ Schild, R. (1997). "Stefan Krukowski (1890-1982) : A reclusive eccentric within the archaeological establishment". Archaeologia Polona: 343–356.
  4. ^ Karczewski, M., others (2013). "Stefan Krukowski (1890-1982)–kustosz państwowego muzeum archeologicznego w Warszawie". Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe. 34 (2). Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS): 253–268.