The remains of a teenage girl were found with a padlock fastened to her toe and a sickle placed across her neck.
archeology
Polish researchers uncover secrets of mummified Egyptian boy using modern scanning
They discovered a piece of papyrus on his chest that may contain his name – though further work is needed to establish that.
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Thousand-year-old wooden face sculpture found at bottom of Polish lake
Archaeologists say it provides a fascinating glimpse into the spiritual life of early medieval Slavs in the region.
Roman sword discovered in Poland
“No one can quite say how or why this sword ended up there.”
Compass that “could have belonged to Copernicus” found buried in his Polish town
The renowned astronomer lived and worked for 30 years in Frombark.
Remains of medieval tower uncovered in Polish city
The tower was part of the city’s fortifications before it was handed over to the Jesuit order.
Thousand-year-old coins found buried in Poland
The coins date back to the period of Bolesław the Bold, who was first duke and then king of Poland between 1058 and 1079.
Poland’s “Elbow-High” king was taller than believed, finds camera probe of tomb
Poland’s 14th-century King Władysław I was nicknamed “Łokietek”, translating as “Elbow-high” in English.
One of Europe’s largest Roman-era pottery production sites discovered in Poland
The site was discovered in the 1990s, but only now probed with modern technology.
Remains of Polish soldiers killed on first day of WWII identified through DNA tests
They were killed during the defence of Westerplatte, as the German invasion began.
Over 150 Jewish tombstones used for road construction in WW2 unearthed in Polish town
Leżajsk once had a large Jewish population and it remains an important site for Hasidic Jews.
