The early medieval craft and commercial centre at Janów Pomorski near Elbląg on the South Baltic Coast

The settlement of Janów Pomorski was discovered in the spring of 1982 during the AZP field survey ( cf Introduction) 7 km southeast of the town of Elbląg in fields adjacent to the village of Janów Pomorski (FIGURES 1,2). An area of over 10 ha produced a wealth of animal bone, raw and worked amber and pottery that indicated a date between the late 8th and loth centuries.