Poland Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A late medieval loop for hanging keys or a purse was found near Kamień Pomorski, a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a field search in the Borki forest in Masuria, Poland, local history enthusiasts discovered intriguing Roman-era artifacts. The society Wendrusz Historical and
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A medieval pilgrim's badge depicting a basilisk dragon in a circle enclosed was found in Wólka Nieliska, Zamość district, in southeastern Poland. Image credit:
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lusatian culture dates back to the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (14th-4th century BC), occupying the broadest range of central Europe.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Lublin Provincial Monuments Conservator has announced a 15 iron weapons that probably belonged to Barbarian tribes who fought the Romans have been
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ulfberht swords were famous for their strength, flexibility, and high-tech blades. Viking warriors highly prized these weapons, which were extraordinarily valuable because of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An amateur treasure hunter has found five well-preserved Bronze Age axe heads in the Starogard forest near Szczecin, Poland. It is a unique
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists working in the western part of Racibórz, called Studzienna, Poland, have unearthed stone tools that are 130,000 years old, or possibly even
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been excavating at the Celtic settlement in Samborowice (Silesia) for a significant number of years, This year, a number of intriguing
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the Middle Bronze Age, numerous waves of migration flowed into the territory of today's Poland and Ukraine. Their traces are now read
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages - People have long believed in the existence of vampires. Ancient people were convinced these scary blood-sucking creatures were extremely dangerous. Accounts of vampires
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Mikołajki, Poland, have made a surprising discovery. Researchers announced they had encountered an unusual archaeological object providing traces of prehistoric
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - About 2,500 years ago, people tossed unique and beautiful treasures into a lake. Today the site is a drained peat bog converted into
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Flint tools discovered over 50 years ago in Cave Tunel Wielki (Małopolska) are half a million years old and among the oldest man-made
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a 1,000-year-old sword belonging to a knight has been described as extraordinary by archaeologists. Dating back to the reign of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have tried to find the burial site of legendary Viking King Harald Bluetooth for decades. Using satellite remote sensing tools, researchers say
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Anyone traveling from the German city of Brandenburg via Berlin to Frankfurt an der Oder at the Polish-German border does so along an
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are stories about people who will do anything to gain special powers in folklore, myths, and legends. Those who sell their soul
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On June 21, many people worldwide celebrate the summer solstice. The festivals are often very colorful and magical. It’s an ancient tradition that is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The tombs accidentally discovered by researchers in Debiany, a village within Sandomierz County, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, are approximately 40-50 m long.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old settlement located on the outskirts of Poland’s capital, Warsaw. The remains of the settlement discovered in Białołęka, one
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Hidden among the ruins of a Neolithic house, archaeologists in Poland found a very unusual 7,000-year-old jar shaped like a horned face. While
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A unique Medieval sword has been found in the Odra River in Poland. It will take some time before scientists can tell more
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A complex system of tunnels and crevices has been discovered by archaeologists under the castle in Olsztyn in the area of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - From the 8th to the end of the 10th century (or the mid- 11th century), in the area of today's Janów, near Elbląg,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The face of a man who lived in the lost medieval village of Dzwonowo in Poland has been reconstructed using 3D printing technology.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - If you are open-minded about unorthodox healing methods, then the Whisperers' practices should interest you. The Whisperers are said to possess a magical
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Large treasure of silver coins dated to the Roman period has been accidentally discovered in Hrubieszów near Lublin, in eastern Poland. The treasure
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - After 78 years, a 'lost' medieval altar painting that was taken from Gdańsk's St. Mary's Basilica during World War Two has arrived back
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Chamber graves filled with precious artifacts belonging to four Scandinavian warriors have been discovered in Poland. The finding is of great historical importance
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Civilizations
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - Life for the Lemko people has always been challenging. Being a small but distinctive minority, they have been under pressure from many European
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com – Archaeologists, who investigated an ancient cemetery discovered several swords, spears and other artifacts that belonged to the Yotvingians, a long-forgotten ancient warrior culture
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Trzciniec culture is revealing more of its ancient secrets, but the latest discovery raises more questions than answers. An unusual grave,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Science in Poland reports that the remains of twelve iron smelting furnaces used by the Celts 2,400 years ago have been discovered in
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Giant 7,000-year-old ring-shaped structures have been discovered in the village of Nowe Objezierze, located within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
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