Scientists working in Pień (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) discovered the remains of a child buried face down, with an 'anti-vampire' triangular padlock under its foot.
In the 5th century, the fundamental demographic processes shaping the genetic structure of the 10th-12th century population living in the area of contemporary Poland had ended. No additional migration after the 5th century in Central Europe (CE) was necessary for the formation of the genetic structure of the inhabitants of the Piast State, shows the research of scientists led by Professor Marek Figlerowicz.
Archaeologists from the University of Gdańsk conducting excavations in Barczewko near Olsztyn discovered a deposit of about 150 14th-century bracteates, as well as a medieval sword pommel and other military items.
A hundred years ago, a woman was the author of an average of one book in 20 published. Currently, this distribution is almost even. This marks a change of an era, and authorship is one of the best measures of gender equality in the long term, scientists conclude based on research of several million Polish and German publications.
A new hypothesis about the location of the Viking Jomsborg on Hangman's Hill near Wolin (West Pomerania) has been put forward by archaeologist Dr. Wojciech Filipowiak from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology PAS.
The remains of two roundels, large ritual and ceremonial places from over 6,000 years ago, consisting of circular ditches and palisades, were discovered in Kaczków in Kuyavia. These are the first roundels identified in the area.
No other city in Europe had such a dynamic development as Łódź, says historian Professor Jarosław Kita.
Only a small part of museum collections usually require a stable microclimate. Museums do not have to incur huge costs of maintaining constant temperature and humidity. They can make better use of funds for the protection of works of art, argues a scientist who studies the degradation of cultural heritage.
According to Professor Krzysztof Mikulski, Nicolaus Copernicus unequivocally identified himself as a Pole, despite the fact that his mother was from a family that came to Toruń from Germany, and his father's family had its roots in Nysa.