Wooden wheel

A fragment of a wooden spoked wheel has been preserved in the form of a single felloe segment with two spokes, but without the hub. It was recovered during archaeological excavations in the Podzamcze district of Szczecin. The described fragment was found in quadrant C2-3 of trench VI, quarter 5, within layer XXXVII and was originally catalogued under field number 7055/5/VI/S. The *felloe* is the outer rim of the wheel, made from one or several wooden segments joined together with pegs. A single segment of the felloe is known as a *dzwon* (literally "bell"). In the centre of the wheel, individual spokes converged and were connected to the hub, through which the axle of the vehicle passed. The object on display was originally part of a five-segment spoked wheel with an estimated diameter of approximately 78 cm. The preserved section of the wheel’s rim has a cross-section resembling a rectangle, with its shorter side resting on the ground. Two spokes remain intact, passing through the rim and extending towards the missing hub. The wheel’s components were joined with pegs, one of which is still preserved, while an empty socket for another is visible at the opposite end of the segment. The artefact has undergone conservation. This partially preserved example shares a similar construction to the replica of a spoked wheel from Kamień Pomorski, which is housed in the National Museum in Szczecin under inventory number MNS/A/19654. Sławomir Słowiński