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Nálezy a archeologické výzkumy ve východné Evropě

Man finds one of the largest Roman coin hoards in Poland while collecting scrap metal

At the end of last year Mariusz Dyl was looking for deer drops in a field near Cichobórz, south of Hrubieszów, when he came across ploughed-up silver Roman coins. He originally collected them and took them home...

Hundreds of Jewish objects

Near Krakow, there is a synagogue that was destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, only now hundreds of Jewish objects have been found there. They were hidden in a box under the floor and remained untouched for decades.

1,000-year-old graves of Scandinavian warriors found in Poland

Four richly furnished graves found in the middle of the medieval cemetery of the village of Ciepłe in eastern Poland contained the remains of Scandinavian men with complete armour. The furnishings and type of graves differed from all the others. The warriors have therefore raised many questions among archaeologists and historians, including who they were, why they are buried here and where they came from. The last question has only recently been answered by DNA analysis.

Search for Holocaust victims

Investigators from the Institute of National Memory (IPN) have announced the discovery of another massgrave near the site of the Treblinka I extermination camp during World War II. Scientists from other institutions were also invited to join the research. It is not yet clear how many of the dead are in the pit, which measures roughly 3.4 by 4.5 metres.

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