MESOLITHIC ART IN STEFAN KAROL KOZŁOWSKI’S PAPERS

Abstract

In his publications on the Mesolithic in Poland and Europe, S. K. Kozłowski mostly focused on lithic artefacts in terms of their styling, cultural origin, and archaeological context. On the margins of the above pursuits, S. K. Kozłowski examined finds of Mesolithic art from Poland, his main interest here being their cultural classification. Additionally in his works, S. K. Kozłowski mentioned the possibility of dating zoomorphic figurines and some amber pendants to the Mesolithic due to the similarity of their forms to those known from today’s Denmark. In his opinion, Mesolithic art objects found in Poland were linked to the Northern Complex – either through its influence or due to the presence of Maglemose Culture communities in north-western Poland.