The article presents informations about the economy and the ways of pro ducing food in the early iron age (VI–IV b.C.) at the area of the Kaszubskie and
Starogardzkie lake districts.
The economy of the Pomeranian culture at this area was complicated. Due
to the lack of knowledge about the settlements of this people our information are
not full. The agriculture was depending on barley, wheat, rye and also millet and
pea. Fields were being extensively used until the day they were impoverished,
and then left for several years. Theoretically the early iron age agriculture was
satisfying 2/3 demand for food. People were breeding cows and also pigs and
sheep/goats. The hunting strategy was to follow sort of animals not for meat but
also for horns (deer) and furs (beavers). The consumption of foxes and even
squirrels can be included. Fishing (especially in springs) was also important –
with fishes like breams, roaches and sanders.
The type of economy developed in the early iron age was strongly depend ing on weather conditions. Droughts and on the other hands wet years could
cause drop of clops and famine as result
