In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has identified compelling evidence of cultural cannibalism among Magdalenian human communities approximately 18,000 years ago. This discovery, made in the Maszycka Cave in Poland, provides new data on mortuary and ritual practices during this prehistoric period. The finding is based […]
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Neolithic Rondel Found in Poland Reveals These Ceremonial Centers May Have Been Managed by Organizations Similar to Secret Societies 7,000 Years Ago
An archaeological discovery in the locality of Nowe Objezierze, in the northwest of Poland, has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the Neolithic societies of Central Europe. An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Lech Czerniak from the University of Gdańsk has conducted a detailed analysis of a rondel, a monumental ceremonial structure […]
Posted inMedieval Archaeology
An Exceptional Viking Sword Forged in the Late 9th Century, Found by an Army Museum Employee While Swimming in a River in Poland
In November 2024, the Army Museum in Białystok unveiled an impressive historical treasure: a Viking-era sword, dated between the 9th and 10th centuries. This exceptional discovery was made by a museum employee, Szczepan Skibicki, during a dive in the Supraśl River in the Podlachia region of Poland in the summer of 2022. The sword, accompanied […]
Posted inArchaeology, Second World War
German WWII Soldier’s Grave Found in Poland with Mesolithic Tools, Roman and Byzantine Coins, and Other Artifacts
The Tuchola Forest in northern Poland continues to reveal its secrets as archaeologists explore its vast woods and lakes. A team of archaeologists led by Olaf Popkiewicz made an exceptional discovery near Grzybek, in Wdecki Landscape Park, on the shores of the Żur Reservoir. What began as a routine expedition quickly turned into a surprising […]
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An Exceptional Celtic Helmet from the Iron Age, Found in Poland
Recently, at the archaeological site of Łysa Góra, located in Mazovia, Poland, a team of researchers unearthed a remarkable set of approximately 300 artifacts, including iron tools such as axes and shears, as well as a unique Celtic helmet from the 4th century BC. This discovery, led by Dr. Bartłomiej Kaczyński of the State Archaeological […]
Posted inMedieval Archaeology, Science
Compass Possibly Belonging to Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed at Frombork Cathedral Gardens
In a fascinating turn of events for archaeology and astronomy enthusiasts, a 500-year-old compass that might have belonged to the legendary Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been unearthed. This discovery was made by the Warminska Grupa Eksploracyjna, an amateur archaeological exploration group in Poland. The compass, crafted from a copper alloy, was found buried beneath […]
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The Amber Bear of Słupsk, an Exceptional Prehistoric Amulet
Although at first glance its appearance may remind us of a tasty gummy bear, the so-called Bear of Słupsk is actually an amulet that is about 3,000 years old. It was discovered in a peat bog near the town of Słupsk in Poland in 1887 and immediately attracted attention for its exceptional state of preservation. […]
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Intervision, the Soviet Bloc Festival that Replicated Eurovision with Voting by Turning the Lights On and Off
This is evident with NATO and the Warsaw Pact or the European Common Market and COMECON. But interestingly enough, the Eastern countries also had a response to something much less serious. In 1977, the ISC, the Intervision Song Contest, was born, which, as you can guess, was a copy of the Eurovision Song Contest in […]
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Oldest Incised Bone Found in Northern Europe Demonstrates Early Cognitive Abilities of Neanderthals
A bear radius fragment with seventeen incisions (one of them incomplete) was excavated in the 1950s in the Dziadowa Skała Cave in the Upland of Częstochowa, southern Poland, from a deposit with fauna remains from the Eemian period (between 130,000 and 115,000 years ago). This object has been cited as the earliest evidence of Neanderthals’ […]
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A Neolithic Copper Axe Found in Poland Suggests the Presence of Trypillia Settlements, the Culture that Burned its Villages
Recently found in Matcz, in the municipality of Horodło in the Lublin Voivodeship in Poland, a unique copper axe dating back to the 4th-3rd millennium BCE, has been identified as belonging to the Cucuteni culture (also known as Trypillia Culture), which flourished between 4500 and 3000 BCE in southeastern Europe. The discovery was made during […]
