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The Sword Is Gone, but Its 1,000-Year-Old “Shoe” Survived in Poland
A small metal fitting found almost on the surface of the ground in Poland may be the last surviving part of an 11th-century warrior’s sword equipment. The weapon and its sheath have disappeared, but the object that once protected the scabbard’s lower end survived for approximately 1,000 years. The artefact was discovered in the Masovian…
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Colorful Stone Found in a Polish Tobacco Field Is a Nearly 6,000-Year-Old Axe
A colorful stone uncovered while a couple were weeding tobacco in eastern Poland has been identified as a nearly 6,000-year-old Neolithic axe. Made from distinctive striped flint, the remarkably well-preserved tool may add to evidence that the surrounding region was more intensively occupied in prehistory than archaeologists once believed. Agnieszka and Krzysztof Obszański discovered the…
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Rare 2,500-Year-Old Longhouse Discovered in Poland’s Mazovia Region
Archaeologists have discovered a rare 2,500-year-old longhouse at Łysa Góra in Poland, revealing how an Iron Age community organized its domestic space. The building represents an exceptional example of this architectural tradition in Mazovia and northeastern Poland. The discovery emerged during the 2026 excavation season near Chorzele in northern Mazovia. Researchers from the State Archaeological…
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18th-Century Aristocratic Sarcophagi Identified Inside Another Family’s Mausoleum in Poland
18th-century aristocratic sarcophagi belonging to the von Hochberg family have been identified among more than 25 historic coffins and funerary objects documented inside another family’s mausoleum in southwestern Poland. Researchers linked eight burials to named members of the dynasty, including the man who transformed Książ Castle into a Baroque residence. The burials were examined on…
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Over 50 Military Helmets from World Wars Discovered During Roadworks in Poland
More than 50 military helmets dating back to the First and Second World Wars have been uncovered during routine roadworks on Koszarowa Street in Wrocław, southern Poland. The discovery was made just steps away from the University of Wrocław’s Institute of Archaeology and is considered a significant addition to the region’s wartime archaeological record. The…
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Amateur Metal Detectorist Finds Thousand-Year-Old Sword Sheath in Poland
In a forest near the city of Iława in Poland, a discovery made by a local history enthusiast with a metal detector is set to shed light on the region’s history. An amateur treasure hunter who found the lower part of an early medieval sword sheath, estimated to be about a thousand years old, desires…
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A new study shows the presence of rare meteoric iron in 2,700-year-old artifacts in Poland
Scientists have identified the presence of rare meteoric iron in artifacts discovered at two Iron Age burial sites near the city of Częstochowa in southern Poland. These significant findings are detailed in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The artifacts, excavated from burial sites dating back to 750-600 BC, belong to…
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Detectorists discover 2,000-year-old Roman sword while searching for WW2 relics
Members of the INVENTUM Association, a group of metal detector enthusiasts, made an astonishing discovery in Poland’s Kraków-Częstochowa Upland: a 2,000-year-old Roman sword. The find was made by Rafal Proszowski and Mariusz Lampa while they were searching for World War II relics in the dense forests of the Polish Jura. After reporting their findings to…
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Archaeologists Discover Earliest Evidence of Metal Mining in Poland
Archaeologists from the Jagiellonian University Institute of Archaeology have uncovered the earliest evidence of metal extraction and smelting in Poland. They found that lead ornaments from the Early Iron Age originated from the Olkusz lead deposits in the Silesia-Kraków Upland. Their findings appeared in the journal Archaeometry. New Insights on Olkusz Ore Deposits The researchers…