Archeologia w działalności Towarzystwa Przyrodniczego w Gdańsku i jego prekursorzy

Archaeological research in Gdańsk Pomerania began in the 1840s. These were the works of Ernst Förstemann and his students Wilhelm Mannhardt and Ernst Strehlke. In 1872 an anthropological section was established at the Nature Society in Gdańsk. The long-time chairman of the section and many amateur archaeologists conducted a lot of archaeological excavations in the former province of West Prussia until the end of the 19th century. The article focuses on the activities of these archaeologists, highlighting the unique role of Dr Abraham Lissauer. He was undoubtedly a leading figure among Gdańsk archaeologists in the second half of the 19th century.