Wielkopolska/ Discoveries in the park near the castle in Gołuchów
Remains of utility buildings, the course of old garden paths and reservoirs have been discovered in the park near the castle in Gołuchów by archaeologists using geophysical methods. Michał Pisz from the University of Warsaw told PAP about the latest findings.
The park, adjacent to the more than 400 years old castle in Gołuchów, has never been studied by archaeologists. The aim was to locate and identify the remains of the buildings and the course of the old paths set within the park.
"Currently, they are not visible on the surface. We know of them from archival descriptions and illustrations from the eighteenth and nineteenth century" - explained one of the leaders of the project, Michał Pisz from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The second coordinator of the project was Dr. Inga Głuszek from the National Museum in Poznań and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
Given the nature of the research area, a historic park, the researchers chose not to perform classical archaeological work in the form of excavations. They used non-invasive methods that allow find answers without driving a shovel into the ground.
"With precision measurements, we found many structures in the ground, without damaging the landscape" - added Pisz. The researchers also outlined the course of old garden paths and the ponds - over the centuries, the park adjacent to the castle changed its shape.
Researchers worked in the area twice - in spring and autumn of this year. First they performed geophysical measurements of the ground. Then, using a drone, they created a precise, high resolition orthophotomap of the area. This not only allowed the scientists to document the current state of the park - obtained data also facilitated the analysis and interpretation of geophysical data. All results and historical data acquired as a result of a query, have been added to the integrated GIS database.
"In the future, this way of recording the archaeological information resources will make it easier for conservation services to undertake various activities related to the protection of this area" - said Pisz.
Geophysical measurements were possible thanks to funding that scientists received from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the priority Protection of Archaeological Monuments.
Residence in Gołuchów owes its contemporary look to the activities of Izabela Czartoryska in the nineteenth century. However, the first castle built in Gołuchów dates back to the sixteenth century. The origins of the structure are connected to the Leszczynski family, who bought Gołuchów in the year 1507. In the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century, the property had several owners. Finally Tytus Działyński bought the castle in 1854 for his son - Jan Działyński (his wife was Izabela Czartoryska). The residence is complemented by extensive gardens and park, which are the background highlighting the beauty and elegance of the castle. Since 1951, the residence belongs to the National Museum in Poznań.
"The measurements yielded much new information on the property of Izabela Czartoryska in Gołuchów. However, we still have a lot of painstaking work on interpretation of the results in comparison with the information available in the archives from the nineteenth century" - concluded Pisz.
PAP - Science and Scholarship in Poland, Szymon Zdziebłowski
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