Discovery

Sweet salvation: Kraków scientists discover sugar cane pathogen is ‘new weapon’ in war against bacteria

Jagiellonian University said that observations of sugar cane led to the discovery after a powerful plant substance called albicidin, was found to possess a unique way of attacking bacteria in comparison to other drugs. (Illustrative photograph). Press materials

Jagiellonian University said that observations of sugar cane led to the discovery of the powerful plant substance called albicidin, which was found to possess a unique way of attacking bacteria in comparison to other drugs.

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.

Letter in a bottle sparks hunt for Polish teens after being found on Croatian beach

Dated 31 July 2015, the letter which was found hidden on New Year’s Day among rocks and old logs on the Croatian island of Pag began: "I am Marysia, and I am Monia. We live in Poland, near Kraków." Now the woman who found the letter would like to meet them.

Jewish valuables hidden from Nazis in 1939 found by builders in wooden box

While digging to insulate the building’s foundations in Łódź, the workers stumbled upon a wooden box filled with over 400 antique objects, including candlesticks, cutlery, glasses, and other utensils.

Archaeologists uncover crocodile heads in tombs of ancient Egyptian nobles

The remains of the nine heads were uncovered by a team from the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw working at the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt.

Sensational archaeological discovery hidden beneath Gdańsk’s town hall ‘rewrites’ city’s history

The discovery of a wooden defensive rampart from the 930s means that there was a Slavic settlement in the area around the city's popular Długi Targ street even before the Polish state was first established by Mieszko I in 960.

SS papers, personal belongings and a model train set part of WWII ‘Wałbrzych Treasure’ uncovered by plumbers in sealed basement

The welded-shut containers containing SS documents and personal belongings including a model train set were part of a treasure haul of around 70 boxes and packages hidden by one or more German families in a walled-off basement of a building in the Lower Silesian city nearly 80 years ago.

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.”

Mass grave from WWII found in ‘forest of death’ near Jedwabne

Most of the 11 Polish victims had their hands tied behind their backs, and some of the skulls have traces of injuries. The mass grave contained bullet casings from a German Mauser.

Innovative technology reveals over 900 previously unknown ancient monuments in Bialowieża Forest

The colossal discovery, which includes 577 ancient burial barrows, 246 charcoal kiln sites, 54 tar plants, 19 complexes of ancient farmlands, 30 tranches, 51 semi-dugouts and 17 war cemeteries, and was made by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.

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