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Rare Gold Bishop’s Ring Linked to Teutonic Order Diplomat Enters Polish Museum
A rare gold bishop’s signet ring linked to Mikołaj Bock von Schippenbeil, a late medieval churchman and diplomat connected with the Teutonic Order, has entered the collection of the Museum of the History of the Kamień Land in Kamień Pomorski, northwestern Poland. The museum dates the ring to the turn of the 14th and 15th…
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A Knife Beneath the Neck and a Nail on the Chest: Medieval Grave Found in Poland
Archaeologists in northern Poland have uncovered a medieval grave near Dąbrówno that immediately stood out from the rest of the cemetery. Beneath the dead man’s neck lay a large iron knife, its blade facing upward. On his chest was a nail. Over the pelvis, researchers found a fragment of a ceramic vessel. It is the…