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

The figurine is part of a long-lost collection of antiquities that has been the subject of a search by specialists for decades. L. Miechowicz

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.

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.

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.’

Polish scientists name ancient ‘feather star’ with 10 arms and sharp tentacle-like claws after Ukraine’s president Zelensky

The team from the University of Silesia, said they called the ancient 10-armed, 2-inch-long creature after the 44-year-old president in honour of his 'courage and bravery in defending Ukraine'.

Polish archaeologists find ancient tomb of clerk who prepared pharaoh’s secret documents

The 4,300-year-old tomb was discovered in the Egyptian village of Saqqara where, according to hieroglyphs engraved on the tomb’s façade, Egyptologists managed to determine that it belongs to a man named Mehcheczi.

Scientists find 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy foetus was ‘pickled like a gherkin’

Scientists at the Warsaw Mummy Project discovered the foetus was covered with natron, a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate decahydrate, to dry the body and began to “pickle” in an acidic environment.

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.

Was ancient ‘Royal Curse’ behind mysterious deaths of researchers who uncovered long lost chamber of kings?

The discovery 70 years ago this month of the 15th-century remains, as well as the earlier discovery of pewter containers holding the heart and innards of 17th-century Władysław IV, were met with wild celebrations and dubbed the find of the century. But then people started dying…

Archaeologists uncover ancient banquet hall used for eating sacrificial animals and toasting Gods with wine

The 2,000-year-old discovery, the first of its kind in the country, was made next to the remains of an ancient temple in the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus.

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Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

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