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The main problem discussed in the article is the protection of
archaeological posts. The hitherto Polish literature on this subject
has primarily been limited to bringing archaeological reservations
to life and adapting thus posts for exhibition purposes, provided
that they possess either ground forms (grave mounds, strongholds)
or that wooden or brick relics are of a calibre that would guarantee
them tourist attraction. The author points out a rich variety of
reservations as well as a need to classify them and assess the effectiveness
o f different exhibition forms in respect o f protecting the
sites, which would make it possible to work out principal methods
of operation for individual types o f archaeological posts.
Still, in the author’s view, the main question in the protection
o f sites is a necessity o f promoting social care in this field, which
can only be achieved by revealing their value and significance
as well as by making them open to the public. The author finds
actions taken so far and based on legal resolutions and administrative
sanctions to be ineffective and constiuting merely a link when
compared with a magnitude o f the task. To exemplify this, the
author mentions the Ślęża, a mountain in the Lower Silesia, on
which ancient articles o f worship were discovered and examined.
Until the works were not undertaken to tidy up the surrounding
area and to arrange and mark tourist routes for visiting, then
their presence in social mind was not fixed and it was not possible
to secure necessary protection. As far as less spectacular archaeological
monuments are concerned, the author suggests to work
out forms of their permanent marking, e.g. by planting distinctive
trees. Such actions should be undertaken in not too distant
future, if only because of the fact that a planned campaing o f
recording all archaeological posts would enrich conservation
card indexes with a great number o f posts to be placed under
protection.