Archaeology

Polish archaeologists re-date Sudanese city

The hieroglyph-covered sandstone blocks uncovered by the Poles probably come from a temple and date from the first half of the 1st millennium BC, which indicates that Old Dongola may be a thousand years older than researchers believed. Dawid F. Wieczorek/PCMA UW

Hieroglyphic findings by a Polish archaeological team in Old Dongola in Sudan suggest the city may be a thousand years older than believed.

Archaeologists uncover ‘unique sacrificial site’ found in 2,500-year-old lake

Working at a site near Chełmno in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian district, the archaeologists uncovered dozens of bronze ornaments in a peat bog, including necklaces, bracelets, greaves, decorative pins, as well as numerous human bones.

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Headless birds found in ancient shrine to Egyptian God

At the entrance to the shrine, Polish archaeologists also discovered a Greek inscription saying: “It is improper to boil a head in here.”

Ancient 'fridge' containing animal bones and ‘incense burners to repel insects’ found in Roman soldiers’ fort

Discovered in what was a room in the military barracks in Novae, lead archaeologist Professor Piotr Dyczek from the University of Warsaw said the food storage unit was a rare find.

Ancient Egyptian mummy was NOT pregnant, says new research

Researchers at the National Museum in Warsaw said that despite X-ray scans and CT images last year revealing what appeared to be a foetus, this was the result of ‘a computer illusion and misinterpretation.’

Caveman bling! Pendant made of mammoth bone with ‘mysterious dots’ could be oldest known example of ornate jewellery in Eurasia

Discovered by archaeologists in the Stajnia cave in southern Poland in 2010, recent radiocarbon work has now dated it to around 41,500 years ago from when Homo sapiens were in Europe.

Ancient rubbish dump reveals Goddess’s artefacts dating back thousands of years

Polish archaeologists working at the site in Luxor in the south of the country came across the 3,500-year-old dump while working on the reconstruction of the Chapel of the Goddess Hathor, which is part of the larger Temple of Hatshepsut complex.

Treasure and human remains uncovered at site of 16th century church reconstruction after it was burnt to the ground

Contained inside, researchers unearthed 285 objects including 194 coins, 21 crosses and medals, 11 buttons, three rings, two coffin handles, 23 ceramic fragments, eight glass fragments, and a piece of a window.

The fascinating subterranean world beneath Kraków’s main market square

At over 6,000 square metres, the little-known about Underground museum is possibly the largest of its kind on the planet.

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