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24. 3. 1985

24.3.1985 Treasure from Silesian Wednesday

More than thirty years ago, a treasure was unearthed during construction work in the centre of the Polish town of Silesian Wednesday. It contained medieval coins and jewellery. For example, a golden female crown that probably adorned the head of Blanka of Valois or Eliška Premyslovna.

In Hungary, they found 6,000-year-old gold objects and a unique kiln copper "scepter" made of Eneolithic

Over a dozen gold objects were discovered in three graves during rescue research at the Bükkábrány surface coal mine in northeastern Hungary. The 6,000-year-old artifacts are a wonderful example of the beginnings of goldsmithing in Europe. The oldest known gold jewelry found in Varna, Bulgaria, are only 200 years older ...

Pot

Polish archaeologists were shocked when they discovered a clay pot in a cornfield in December. It was filled to the brim with medieval coins. In total, they counted about 6,500 of them. That could buy a whole village. According to a preliminary hypothesis, the pot with the coins belonged to a Polish nobleman.

5000 year old skull surgery

Archaeologists have found a 5,000-year-old skull showing signs of surgery. But the man didn't live long after the procedure. Scientists say it's an exceptional condition, however, as brain surgery was common in ancient times.

Detectorists have discovered a unique full-length horse harness from the 6th century BC.

The 2500-year-old Scythian harness was found by Polish detectorists who have long been cooperating with the local heritage office. Thanks to their experience and knowledge, they have secured the site for archaeologists without damaging the finds. The result is a unique discovery: the first complete Iron Age horse harness of its kind found in Central and Eastern Europe.

Confirmed, the barbarian Goths were as skilled jewellers as the Romans

A recently published study, which investigated nearly 2,000-year-old graves near the northern Polish village of Weklice, confirmed that the góGothic jewellery making and metalworking methods were on a par with Roman jewellers of the time.

Two bridges, a unique axe and a sword from the 10th century discovered in the Polish lake Lednica

Archaeologists have mapped the bottom of the western part of the Polish lake Lednica. They have discovered the remains of bridges from the time of the first Polish rulers and also early and high medieval artefacts - including a silver-plated axe or a cross-decorated sword...

Detectorists in cooperation with archaeologists discovered a 14th century battlefield

Hundreds of arrowheads and crossbows dating back to the first half of the 14th century were found in the forest area of Biała Góra near Sanok, Poland. They probably come from the battle of the last Piast king Casimir III. Great, who conquered several small fortresses in the area around 1340.

Thousand-year-old walls change previous assumptions about Poland's first capital

In Poznan, Poland, archaeologists have discovered part of a defensive wall from the late 10th century. A rescue survey prior to the construction of a new apartment building uncovered a massive stone and wooden wall seven metres below the current ground level. The new discovery is likely to rewrite the history of Poland.

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...

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