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‘We are dealing with historic town of Cherven’, says excavation archaeologist
Recent excavations confirm that between the 10th and 13th centuries, a settlement complex developed intensively in Czermno, which was the main centre of the so-called Cherven Cities, says research leader Dr. Tomasz Dzieńkowski from the Institute of Archaeology of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.
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Mysterious tunnel found under Saxon Palace ruins
A tunnel discovered under the ruins of the Saxon Palace in Warsaw is the most mysterious place on Piłsudski Square, says the Pałac Saski company spokesman Sławomir Kuliński.
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University of Warsaw archaeologists return to ancient Ptolemais
After 13 years of absence due to the civil war in Libya, archaeologists from the University of Warsaw return to study Ptolemais, a large ancient city on the Mediterranean coast. One of their tasks will be to recreate the original coastline of the local port.
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Great migrations took place in Poland and Ukraine in Bronze Age
In the Middle Bronze Age, numerous waves of migration flowed into the territory of today's Poland and Ukraine. Their traces are now read thanks to new genetic research.
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‘Vampire’ child grave discovered in 17th-century cursed cemetery
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.
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Poznań scientists reveal groundbreaking research on Piast State society
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.
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Archaeologists discover treasure of 14th-century coins in 'Pompeii of Warmia'
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.
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Women write nearly as many books as men
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.
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Viking’s Jomsborg could be on Hangman's Hill near Wolin, archaeologist say
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.
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