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Coins ignored in research offer insight into monetary circulation in ancient Egypt
Thousands of previously ignored small coins discovered in Marea, a city near Alexandria, have been examined by numismatists from the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. Their findings change the previous image of monetary circulation in Egypt at the end of antiquity.
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Warsaw university researchers know more about lives of monks in medieval Ghazali
The monks of medieval Ghazali (Sudan) enjoyed high social status. Some of them came from distant regions of Africa. They were not affected by metabolic diseases related to malnutrition, because they had access to fresh fruit and vegetables, and they ate meat in quite large quantities and regularly.
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Eastern Baltic's first farmers and hunter-gatherers lived together, but apart
It was not in all places where agriculture appeared, that local populations quickly noticed its benefits. In the areas from today's Lithuania to Finland, for about half a millennium, hunter-fishermen-gatherers lived alongside the first farmers, and these worlds merged very slowly, scientists' analyses show.
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Polish archaeologists to conduct research in Serengeti National Park
Archaeologists from the University of Wrocław and the Polish Academy of Sciences will conduct unique research in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Among lions, rhinos and herds of zebras, they will search for the remains of the first humans and traces of their life in areas considered the cradle of humanity.
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Family cemeteries of East Prussia reflect social views and fashions, researchers find
The cemeteries of former East Prussia reflect the prevailing beliefs and fashions in society, and show various fascinations and world views, say scientists from Poland and Germany who have been conducting a research project in the area since 2020.
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Museum staff afraid of new technologies, new study shows
The digital revolution does not spare museums, which are starting to change from static to interactive. However, research by scientists from the University of Lodz and the Catholic University of Lublin shows that Polish museum employees are afraid of introducing new technologies, including social robots.
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Fragments of ‘unique’ 17th-century iconostasis found in church
Researchers from the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered large fragments of a 17th-century iconostasis in the attic of a church in Nowoberezowo (Podlaskie). In their opinion, it is the oldest such work of art in the region; a unique one, as evidenced by its originality and state of preservation.
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Farmer finds ‘ancient’ weapons while ploughing field
A farmer ploughing his field has stumbled upon the fragment of a large flint axe and a javelin head dating back thousands of years.
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Warsaw bioarchaeologist investigates whether violence is 'natural part' of human nature
The level of violence among ancient human communities in the Middle East fluctuated greatly throughout history and depended on the social life conditions in particular eras.
