This paper describes an unusual, though accidental discovery of a strap-end fitting in the village of Siemkowice in Pajęczno county, Poland. Along with a detailed description of the object, the authors attempt to perform its typological classification and try to determine the decorative style of the analyzed artefact. Another vital research objective is to establish both the chronology and the origin of the belt set element. The discovery of the undoubtedly unique strap-end fitting raises a number of new questions about long-distance contacts during the Migration Period on the territory of modern Poland. The element of the strap-end fitting from Siemkowice is an invaluable contribution to the research on its historical period. The typological classification of the artefact and its ornament indicate phases D1-D2. However, the lack of any context of the finding makes it impossible to date its origin precisely.

During the archaeological research conducted in 2019 under the project “The Former Headquarters of the Gestapo and the Communist Provincial Office of Public Security in Anstadt Avenue in Łódź. Interdisciplinary Site Research” under the supervision of Dr Olgierd Ławrynowicz, an object filled with products on a paper base and bookbinding materials was found in one of the excavations. This paper attempts to clarify the chronology of paper products and to identify their type (typescripts, prints of monetary value, books, bookbinding materials, arrangement drawings, other paper products) and the material used. The visible content was identified using basic research methods and digital photographic documentation of it was made to preserve it.