@misc{Stróżyk_Mateusz_Fortifications_2018, author={Stróżyk, Mateusz}, volume={70}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license}, address={Kraków}, journal={Sprawozdania Archeologiczne}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk}, language={eng}, abstract={Since the dawn of mankind, defence against an enemy has been one of the major stimuli of the growth of culture and civilization. Bruszczewo is a unique example of Early Bronze settlement in Great Poland. The paper is intended to present the results of spatial analysis on the mentioned site with respect to different elements of the landscape. It will also show the results of the viewshed analysis and interpretation the defence potential of Bruszczewo settlement. For this purpose, DTM and thematic maps were produced. The last element presented in the paper will be the results of the analysis of the spatial pattern of the fortifications founded on the site. Based on the mentioned results, it will be possible to interpret the phenomenon of the formation of the spatial layouts to create the surrounding environment. This information will allow landscape preferences that might have made Early Bronze Age communities choose specific settings for their settlement to be isolated}, type={Text}, title={Fortifications in landscape. Preferences in the location of the Early Bronze Age settlement in Bruszczewo}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/iae/Content/67486/PDF/WA308_87765_P244_Fortifications-in-la_I.pdf}, keywords={Early Bronze Age, Únětice culture, fortifications, defensive architecture, spatial analysis}, }