Discovery

Hidden railway track and wagon wheels found at ‘Hitler bunker’ reignite hopes of Amber Room discovery

The find was made at the site of heavy concrete bunkers in the Warmia and Mazury province that was the headquarters of Hitler’s German Army Supreme Command, just a few kilometres from Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair bunker complex. Jaćwież Historical and Exploratory Association/Facebook/PAP

The discovery was made at the site of heavy concrete bunkers in the Warmia and Mazury province that was the headquarters of Hitler’s German Army Supreme Command, just a few kilometres from Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair bunker complex.

WWII investigators unearth TWO mass graves

One of the WWII-era mass graves in Gdańsk contained the remains of Polish civilians, while the other in Wrocław revealed German civilians.

A grave affair: 7,000-year-old skeleton discovered in perfect condition

Hoping to find preserved fragments of old city walls, archaeologists in Słomniki have instead unearthed a near perfect skeleton lying in a foetal position.

3,000 year-old Egyptian figurine sensationally unearthed in former SS hospital

Made on the grounds of the palace in Kluczkowice, the figurine of the Egyptian god of death is believed to have bene first brought to Poland by the palace’s former owners.

A historical revelation? Papal bull discovered in a former cemetery dated to the 14th century

Discovered in a former graveyard in 2021, researchers have dated a papal bull found in northern Poland to the reign of Pope Boniface IX. Now, historians are speculating that it could be the only surviving link to a Benedictine monastery.

Remains of Kraków’s mediaeval Szewska Gate found by builders

The first time that the gate has been seen by modern eyes, experts say that the gate dates back to the 14th century, with the part that has just been uncovered dating to the 15th century.

Have archaeologists found remains of resistance hero?

Carried out by employees from IPN’s Office of Search & Identification, the find comes after an excavation was conducted in the area of the former Evangelical Cemetery in Krotoszyn.

‘Intimate’ never-before-seen ancient Christian art found in hidden underground rooms

The paintings dating to the fifth or sixth century were found hidden deep within ruins at the Old Dongola archaeological site which was once the capital of the Christian kingdom of Nubia in the early Middle Ages.

Fragments of old horsecar depot discovered in Warsaw

The remains of a 19th-century depot for horse-drawn trams were discovered during construction works on a new tramline leading along Pulawska Street to the Wilanow district of Warsaw.

Builders find iconic WWII submachine gun hidden under roof

Lying undisturbed for over 70 years, the German-made MP-40 was discovered in near perfect condition during work on a tenement house in Tarnów alongside its magazine and several dozen rounds of ammunition.

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