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Success of the Polish Detectorist Association: the medieval treasure of the Crusader denarii

A small but historically significant hoard of medieval coins has been discovered just 15 cm deep in the woods on a hillside outside the town of Iława in northern Poland. The discovery was made by the town's detector club when its members, during a joint club thirteen complete silver coins and their fragments, mostly cross denarii.

750 years old treasure of bractheat

In Szprotawa, Poland, a treasure trove of medieval bracket coins from the second half of the 13th century was discovered during a rescue archaeological research. These are the so-called broad Silesian brakteats, which were originally stacked "in rollers" and then put into a tightly tied linen bag.

A large Gothic cemetery from the Migration period discovered in Poland

A 4th and 5th century Gothic cemetery has been uncovered in Stara Rzeczyca on the site of the Wdecki protected landscape area in northern Poland. Fifty graves have been excavated so far, covering an area of about 250 m2, but it is estimated that the entire cemetery covers at least a hectare. Jewellery, brooches, amber and glass beads, pottery and everyday objects such as spindle whorls and bone combs have been discovered in the contents of pit and urn graves.

Detectorists in Romania discover medieval treasure of a Czech king

A coin hoard from the late 15th and early 16th centuries was discovered in the forest near Neuorid in western Romania during a joint detector operation. Raul Vlad Suta was the first to stumble upon the collection when he unearthed a small silver coin, followed by others.

Roman tombs and a well-preserved aqueduct were discovered in Belgrade

An archaeological survey of the historic centre of Belgrade, near the Serbian Parliament building, has uncovered a Roman necropolis and part of a Roman aqueduct. So far, fourteen Roman tombs of different burial styles with grave goods from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD have been uncovered.

A perfectly preserved skeleton of an early farmer in Poland

Archaeologists near Krakow have discovered a 7,000-year-old complete human skeleton in the fetal position. It was discovered during the renovation of a square in Słomniki together with linear pottery, which made the dating of the grave and the origin of the deceased possible. It is one of the oldest Neolithic graves in Poland, the preservation of the skeleton is quite exceptional...

Searching for artifacts from the war, they found a 3,500-year-old bronze dagger in great condition

A very rare Bronze Age dagger was discovered in a forest near Krasnystaw in southeastern Poland during a search for objects from World War II. It is practically unworn and in excellent condition. It is the first of its kind in the whole area, possibly originating from Bohemia.

Detectorist discovers 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman silver coins

An amateur prospector with a metal detector stumbled upon a unique coin hoard near the town of Padea in the Romanian district of Dolj, about 150 km west of Bucharest on the Romanian-Bulgarian border. The hoard contained 1,168 Roman silver coins dating from the third century, when the area was wracked by heavy fighting.

Medieval objects discovered by Polish archaeologists

Archaeologists have found a rare collection of medieval objects in Poland. More precisely in the village of Daromin in the administrative district of the Wilczyce Commune. Among the artifacts found were jewels and coins. According to experts, there was a knight's court in the place.

The mystery of medieval chess: DNA reveals the origin of Sandomierz chess pieces

A medieval chess set discovered in Poland in the 1960s reveals another fascinating secret thanks to DNA analysis. It found that the 12th- or 13th-century Sandomierz chess pieces found at Sandomierz Castle were made from the bones of completely different animals than previously thought. The results surprised scientists and offered new possibilities for the origin of the pieces.

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