The item was carved by early humans from a mammoth tusk around 40,000 years ago.
Culture
Poland prepares for evacuation of most important artworks in case of Russian invasion
The culture ministry has set up a security and crisis management department headed by a former military intelligence officer.
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Poland calls on German museum to return Polish royal ring looted in WWII
The diamond ring belonged to 16th-century Polish King Sigismund I.
Ice Age mammoth remains found in Poland
A tusk and pelvis fragment were found during excavations related to the construction of the S17 expressway in southeastern Poland.
Malczewski painting becomes Poland’s most expensive artwork after €5.2m sale
A previous sale – also for a record price – collapsed amid doubts over the legality of the work’s ownership.
Michelin-recommended restaurants in Poland rise by 40% as Wrocław added to guide
Meanwhile, the number of restaurants awarded Michelin stars has risen from six to seven.
Polish conductor leads orchestra accompanying Snoop Dogg at BET Awards
Radzimir Dębski, better known as “Jimek”, rose to international prominence when he was chosen by Beyoncé to remix one of her songs.
More than Mickiewicz and Miłosz: Polish poetry continues to evolve at oldest literary festival
James Jackson
A new generation aim to break with Romanticism and capture societal change.
Fifteenth-century book looted in WW2 returned to Polish museum after turning up at auction
The collection of religious texts, published in the late 1400s, includes works by Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and Nicholas of Błonie.
Poland awarded almost €1bn in EEA and Norway Grants
The funds will be used primarily for supporting the green transition, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, social inclusion and resilience.
Local authorities take action after unknown person repaints 200-year-old Polish village shrine
The shrine is on the official register of monuments, meaning vandalism of it can carry a prison sentence of up to two years.
Poland to investigate Brueghel painting stolen 50 years ago and now found in Netherlands
“Woman Carrying the Embers” by Pieter Brueghel the Younger disappeared from the National Museum in Gdańsk around 1974.
Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg receives Polish citizenship from president
Eisenberg, whose ancestors were from Poland, said that receiving citizenship was the “honour of a lifetime”.
Rare meteoric iron found in 2,700-year-old artefacts in Poland
The find mean that the Polish sites now rank among the most concentrated sources of meteoric iron artefacts globally.
