Biskupin is the archaeological open air museum site and a life-size
model of an Iron Age fortified settlement in Poland (Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Voivodeship). When first discovered it was thought to be early evidence of
Slavic settlement but archaeologists later confirmed it belonged to the
Biskupin group of the Lusatian culture. The excavation and the reconstruction
of the prehistoric settlement has played an instrumental part in Polish
historical consciousness.
The Museum is situated on a marshy peninsula in Lake Biskupin, ca. 90
kilometres (56 miles) northeast of Poznań, 8 km (5 mi) south of the
