Aleksandra Dunin-Wąsowicz facts for kids

Aleksandra Dunin-Wąsowicz (born June 10, 1932 – died July 22, 2015) was an important Polish archaeologist. An archaeologist is someone who studies human history by digging up old things like tools, buildings, and pottery. She worked at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Aleksandra was especially interested in how people in Ancient Greece made things using technology. She also helped create maps of ancient sites.

What She Studied

Aleksandra Dunin-Wąsowicz spent her career learning about how people lived in Ancient Greece. She was very interested in their technology, like how they used wood for different things. For example, she studied how they made things using a lathe (a machine for shaping wood) and how they built barrels.

She also looked at how ancient Greek cities were planned, especially their farms and surrounding areas. One of her important books was about a Greek city called Olbia Pontique and its territory.

Later in her career, she worked on a big project to map ancient sites. She helped create an "Archaeological Map of Nymphaion," which is a place in Crimea. This map helps other archaeologists understand where ancient buildings and objects are located.

She also worked with the Musée du Louvre (a famous museum in Paris) on a catalogue of ancient Greek and Roman wooden and stucco items found in Kertch.