Ancient DNA study shows massive migration shaped Slavic origins and changed the shape of Europe
Between the 6th and 8th centuries CE, more than 80% of people in eastern Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and the northern Balkans were newcomers from the East, according to an international study of ancient DNA published in Nature.
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Polish researchers investigate ancient necropolis shells to reveal lives of Ancient Egyptians
Mollusc shells uncovered at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis are providing archaeologists with new insights into the customs, beliefs, and daily life of ancient Egyptians. The finds come from the Saqqara West mission, a Polish-led excavation active since 1987.
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Rare Mesolithic mass burial site found during gas pipeline construction
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Mesolithic mass burial during gas pipeline construction in Poland. The grave near the village of Orłowo in the north central Inowrocław municipality contained the remains of four people—a man, a woman, and two children—arranged as if embracing each other. The find is estimated to date back to 8000–7000 BCE.
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Polish researchers digitize medieval tower with rare Sir Lancelot paintings
Polish researchers are carrying out documentation work at a medieval ducal tower containing the only surviving in situ medieval wall paintings in the world depicting scenes from the legend of Lancelot du Lac.
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Archaeologists find 6,000-year-old farming artefacts and cemetery at site of planned expressway in Poland
Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered significant Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts, including traces of a farming settlement dating back to 4000 BCE and a cemetery from 2000 BCE.
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Bronze Age bracelet found in Polish forest
A large bronze bracelet believed to date back to the 8th–9th century BCE has been found in forests in Kociewie, northern Poland.
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Paleolithic Neanderthal workshop found in Poland
A site in the Zwoleńka Valley in Mazovia is revealing new insights into Neanderthal life in central Poland. Archaeologists have found a 70,000-year-old Neanderthal workshop used to maintain and repair tools used for skinning large animals such as mammoths, horses, and rhinos.
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Naming geographical location shapes blame for historical atrocities, study finds
The way violent historical events are geographically described can significantly influence public perceptions of responsibility, according to new research.
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Polish researchers resume archaeological work in Ethiopia’s historic Tigray region
After a years-long hiatus, scientists from the University of Warsaw have resumed archaeological and ethnographic research in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, an area considered the cradle of the Ethiopian state.
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Megalithic tombs dating back 5,500 years identified in Greater Poland
A cluster of megalithic tombs dating back 5,500 years has been discovered in the General Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park in Greater Poland, marking the latest find of so-called "Polish pyramids" associated with the Funnelbeaker culture.
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Polish researchers investigate ancient necropolis shells to reveal lives of Ancient Egyptians
Mollusc shells uncovered at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis are providing archaeologists with new insights into the customs, beliefs, and daily life of ancient Egyptians. The finds come from the Saqqara West mission, a Polish-led excavation active since 1987.
