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Bones in homes: Grim discovery reveals ancient locals were buried in their own houses

Residents of an ancient town may have been buried in their own homes. Jason Quinlan

The gory details revealed that they were laid in shallow wells, which were then plastered over and sometimes reopened so that certain body parts could be removed, or so that earlier remains could be moved to make room for new corpses.

Poznań scientists dig up 8,000-year-old figurine on site of one of the world’s oldest cities

The ancient carved figure sheds light on the lives of ancient people.

Culture ministry submits motion to enter Gdańsk Shipyard on UNESCO list

The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage told PAP that it submitted a motion in Paris on Friday to include the Gdańsk Shipyard, located in the northern Poland, on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

President meets officials attending Auschwitz liberation anniversary observances

Polish President Andrzej Duda and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay met in Oświęcim, southern Poland, on Monday ahead of the main observances marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation.

Sto lat: Toruń marks 100 years of Polish rule

After being the bosses for decades in January 1920, the Germans relinquished control to the Poles.

Poland wants Gdańsk Shipyard on UNESCO World Heritage list

Poland wants to place its northern Gdańsk Shipyard, the birthplace of the 1980-founded Solidarity Union, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Deputy Culture Minister Magdalena Gawin told PAP on Wednesday.

Poland an increasingly attractive travel destination – tourist org.

Poland is becoming a top tourist destination for Poles, as well as for tourists from abroad, said President of the Polish Tourist Organisation Robert Andrzejczyk in an interview with PAP.

UNESCO adds ancient Polish mine region to list of World Heritage Sites

At the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Poland's Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Site List.

Monumental rising: Przemyśl’s fortress and historic old town get upgraded to Monuments of History

Przemyśl trundles towards UNESCO world heritage list after fortress and old town get special historical status.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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