Historia i prahistoria nieistniejącej już dziś wsi Kuców
History and prehistory of the no longer existing village of Kuców

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the history and prehistory of the no longer existing village of Kuców, formerly located in the Kleszczów municipality, near the town of Belchatow. It was the vicinity of a large opencast brown coal mine, “Belchatow”, that resulted in its destruction. The expanding area of the mine led to the fact that even before 1991 the local inhabitants had to be expropriated and evacuated, and in 1993 all material traces of their existence disappeared forever. Nevertheless, the described village of Kuców could be proud of its rich history dating back to the Middle Ages, as well as of its impressive prehistory excavated by archaeologists’ shovels. After all, this place, with some longer and shorter intervals, was exploited agriculturally since the Neolithic Age, while continuing this activity through the Bronze Age and the Roman period. The research evidence for this is analysed in detail by both the authors.

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