Location and Event: We are on Zyndram's Mountain in Maszkowice, in the municipality of Łącko, as part of the eighth Sącz Archaeological Watra, which has its origins in 2017. The site is one of the most interesting archaeological research sites in recent years in southern Poland . Settlement Phases: There are two main settlement phases. The older phase is a three-phase settlement from the Early Bronze Age, in which stone fortifications were built (between 1750 and about 1700 BC) . Later, more than half a thousand years later, a younger settlement phase was established, the remains of which are mainly from the Late Roman period . Nature of Fortifications: Early Bronze Age fortifications were built as a so-called dry lawless wall (made of untreated stone) . Although structurally the wall was vulnerable to defeat, its function was not only defensive but also strategic/political, serving as a propaganda tool and meant to deter neighbors from conflict . Ritual Significance of the Eastern Gate: The Eastern Gate has features indicating a connection with ritual practices . Its location is astronomically determined - the axis through its center indicates the point of sunrise on the summer solstice, and the axis connecting the Northern Gate to the Eastern Gate indicates sunrise on the winter solstice . Stele and Sacrifices : The East Gate preserved fragments of vertically aligned stone slabs, defined as anthropomorphic stele (schematic representations of the human figure), which were deliberately destroyed in the upper part . The fill of the gate contained numerous burnt animal bones and table ceramics, suggesting the deposition of sacrificial remains, which has parallels with the early Greek tradition of thysia (burnt offerings) . Change and Conflict: Around 1690 BC, after about three generations, there was a violent event (fire, probably internal conflict) that ended the first phase of the settlement . As a result of this event, the stele was destroyed, and the top of the mountain was cut down and used for the construction terrace, which became the new site for the wooden and clay houses . Finds: Among the artifacts excavated are high-quality polished ceramics from the oldest phase , as well as clay schematic human figures (including two found in a sunken object near the gate) that show stylistic links to southern Europe (from the Carpathians to Greece). Evidence of conflict was also found, including flint arrowheads with traces of fire and a whetstone, often associated with bronze daggers . Additional Position: The Archaeological Watra also included a visit to the Wietrznica resistance point on Koziarnia Hill, where in September 1939 a Polish unit of the Border Protection Corps (KOP) fought against the German 2nd Wehrmacht Mountain Division .