English: Małopolski Instytut Kultury w Krakowie; zobacz więcej: www.muzea.malopolska.pl ;;;fot. Małopolski Instytut Kultury w Krakowie The pin was made of thick bronze wire. The handle is spirally wound up in the upper part; it is decorated with a delicate engraved line and finished with a spherical head. The hatchet was discovered during rescue excavations conducted by the staff of the Nowa Huta branch of the Archaeological Museum of Kraków in 1963. The dig was carried out in connection with the reconstruction of the road network in the area of the metallurgical complex and laying a new tram line. The pin was found in one of the structures of a Bronze Age settlement, located on the edge of the Wisła river fluvial terrace and the Dłubnia river valle