Marcinków, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Marcinków, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Karol Szapsza · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marcinków is a village in Gmina Wąchock, Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. The village was the location of several Paleolithic industrial sites dating to before 4500 BC, making it one of the oldest known settlement areas in the region. These sites are part of the Rydno Archaeological Reserve, a complex spanning from Skarżysko-Kamienna to Wąchock, containing several hundred former Paleolithic sites. Archaeological evidence from the area includes stone tools and other artifacts from the Stone Age period.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period< 4500 BC
CountryPoland
Coordinates51.0915° N, 20.9756° E

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