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Remains of 300-year-old well discovered at metro construction site

17 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Remains of 300-year-old well discovered at metro construction site

Construction works on Warsaw’s second line of metro led to the discovery of a 300-year-old well. The feature was discovered at the Prince Janusz Street (Ulica Księcia Janusza) in western part of Poland’s capital.

Europe Poland

Construction works uncover remains of a 19th-cent. bridge

17 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Construction works uncover remains of a 19th-cent. bridge

Recent construction works at the Peace of Thorn Roundabout (Rondo Pokoju Toruńskiego) in Toruń, North Poland, led to a discovery of remains of a 19th century bridge that was covered and overbuilt by road during 1920s.

Europe Poland

Grenade hidden in a shed over the holidays

17 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Grenade hidden in a shed over the holidays

In the end of last year an inhabitant of the Końskowola commune, East Poland, found an unexploded grenade dating back to World War 2. He has hidden it in a shed over Christmas cause he didn’t want to disturb the Police over the holidays.

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Remains of a Soviet Ilyushin Il-4 bomber found after 73 years

16 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Remains of a Soviet Ilyushin Il-4 bomber found after 73 years

Remains of a Soviet Remain of a Soviet Ilyushin Il-4 bomber were found after 73 years from it being shot down during World War 2 fights near the German death camp at Auschwitz, present-day Oświęcim, South Poland.

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Tunnel towards Vistula found in Royal Castle gardens

16 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Tunnel towards Vistula found in Royal Castle gardens

Restoration works in the gardens of the Royal Castle in Warsaw led to a discovery of a 19th-cent. tunnel leading towards the Vistula river. Existence of tunnels under the river is one of the most well-known urban legends in Warsaw.

Europe Poland

Historic objects seized at Polish-Ukrainian border crossing

16 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Historic objects seized at Polish-Ukrainian border crossing

Customs officers at the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine at Korczowa seized a bayonet, a canteen, a mug, a canister, soldier tags and buttons that are believed to be of historic value.

Europe Poland Polish Archaeologists

One-man shelters unearthed at construction site

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
One-man shelters unearthed at construction site

Five concrete compact shelters large enough for one person were discovered at a construction site in Poznań, West Poland. These bunkers, called “Einmann” date back to World War 2 and were used as a shelter during air raides.

Europe Poland

Artillery shell found on the sidewalk

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Artillery shell found on the sidewalk

An artillery shell dating back to World War 2 was discovered by a Police patrol in Gdańsk, North Poland. The object was found placed on the sidewalk. 

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Grave of German soldiers bound with cord found

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Grave of German soldiers bound with cord found

Archaeologists in Lwówek, West Poland, found a grave with remains of German soldiers that were bound with a blue cord. The grave dates back to World War II.

Europe Poland Polish Archaeologists

Personal belongings from WW2 discovered by detectorists

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Personal belongings from WW2 discovered by detectorists

Team of researchers exploring the underground structures of Festung Küstrin, Kostrzyń nad Odrą, West Poland, discovered a cache of personal belongings that were left by a person who probably fled the building before an air raid.

Europe Poland Polish Archaeologists

Elaboration of archive records of Biskupin excavations completed

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Elaboration of archive records of Biskupin excavations completed

Archaeologists completed the elaboration of archive records of excavations at Biskupin, a fortified Iron Age settlement and one of the most important archaeological sites in Poland. The initial excavations were undertaken between 1934-39 and were interrupted by World War II, which also led to partial destruction of the original documentation.

Europe Poland Polish Archaeologists

Germanic elite settlement discovered for first time in Poland

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Germanic elite settlement discovered for first time in Poland

Archaeologists uncovered skeletal and cremation burials dating to 1st Cent. BC – 1st Cent. AD in Wierzbiczany, North Poland. The site is believed to be a component of a network of sites associated with a transregional settlement complex of Germanic tribes.

North America

Walls made of WW2-era military crates discovered

15 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Walls made of WW2-era military crates discovered

Construction workers in Garden City, Idaho, USA, made a discovery, revealing that the walls of a newly-purchased pottery store are made of WW2-era military crates.

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Cache of coins found by construction workers

6 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Cache of coins found by construction workers

Construction works in the tunnels beneath the castle hill in Oświęcim, South Poland, led to the discovery of a cache of old coins, among which one was a forgery.

Europe Poland

Digger hits unexploded ordnance which detonates on site

6 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Digger hits unexploded ordnance which detonates on site

A mechanical digger operating at a beach between Dziwnów and Dziwnówek, North-West Poland, has hit some unexploded ordnance. It exploded lifting the digger in the air.

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Possibly oldest tattoo found on Egyptian mummy

6 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Possibly oldest tattoo found on Egyptian mummy

Researchers claim to have found possibly oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two 5000-year-old mummies found in Gebelein in the southern part of Upper Egypt.

Asia

Twin cannons uncovered by British East India Company fort

6 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Twin cannons uncovered by British East India Company fort

Excavations uncovered twin cannons buried beside Fort Cornwallis, in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The cannons are at least 200 years old.

Near East

Ancient port found submerged in the Red Sea

5 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient port found submerged in the Red Sea

Structures of an ancient marine port of Ayla has been discovered in the the Red Sea city of Aqaba, Jordan, dating back more than 1000 years during the Islamic era (650-1116 AD).

Asia

Possibly oldest artillery shells found off Japan’s coast

5 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Possibly oldest artillery shells found off Japan's coast

Divers discovered six artillery hells, believed to be the oldest of their kind, within the wreckage of the Ottoman Navy frigate “Ertuğrul”, that sunk in 1890 near Kushimoto, in the Wakayama Prefecture, southern Japan. 

Europe

Roadworks lead to various archaeological discoveries

5 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Roadworks lead to various archaeological discoveries

Excavations undertaken during the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) led to several archaeological discoveries, including evidence of Roman army activity, and Palaeolithic artefacts dating to 13000 BC.

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