Poland | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/poland-1/RSS feed for PolandenFri, 20 Mar 2026 19:53:34 +0000Archaeologists Unearth Traces of a Mysterious Medieval City That Was Abandoned Under Puzzling Circumstances Hundreds of Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-traces-of-a-mysterious-medieval-city-that-was-abandoned-under-puzzling-circumstances-hundreds-of-years-ago-180988391/Found in a Polish forest, the town of Stolzenberg appears to have been built around the turn of the 14th century. Surveys revealed evidence of a town square, a main street and a moatFri, 20 Mar 2026 19:53:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-traces-of-a-mysterious-medieval-city-that-was-abandoned-under-puzzling-circumstances-hundreds-of-years-ago-180988391/Scientists Discover Microscopic Traces of Leaves, Seeds and Toxic Berries on Pots Used by Stone Age Cooks Thousands of Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-microscopic-traces-of-leaves-seeds-and-toxic-berries-on-pots-used-by-stone-age-cooks-thousands-of-years-ago-180988325/Hunter-gatherers in Europe carefully selected ingredients and cooked complex foods, often pairing fish with specific plants, according to a new studyFri, 13 Mar 2026 15:35:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-microscopic-traces-of-leaves-seeds-and-toxic-berries-on-pots-used-by-stone-age-cooks-thousands-of-years-ago-180988325/Get a Taste of Coastal Europe Through These Seven Spiritshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/get-a-taste-of-coastal-europe-through-these-seven-spirits-180988222/From aquavit to pastis, these libations have notes of flavor and historyFri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/get-a-taste-of-coastal-europe-through-these-seven-spirits-180988222/These Jewish Prisoners Revolted Against the Nazis, Killing Their Guards and Escaping From a World War II Death Camphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-jewish-prisoners-revolted-against-the-nazis-killing-their-guards-and-escaping-from-a-world-war-ii-death-camp-180987495/During the lesser-known 1943 Sobibor Uprising, several hundred Jews fled into the forests of Poland, where many were tracked down and shot. Fifty-eight Sobibor inmates survived the warTue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-jewish-prisoners-revolted-against-the-nazis-killing-their-guards-and-escaping-from-a-world-war-ii-death-camp-180987495/Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Medieval Knight Buried Beneath an Ice Cream Parlor in Polandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-medieval-knight-buried-beneath-an-ice-cream-parlor-in-poland-180987021/The well-preserved skeleton was buried under a rare limestone tombstone, which suggests the individual may have been an important member of Gdańsk society during the Middle AgesThu, 24 Jul 2025 19:34:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-medieval-knight-buried-beneath-an-ice-cream-parlor-in-poland-180987021/Jewish Food Is Making a Comeback in Polandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/jewish-food-is-making-a-comeback-in-poland-180986919/Bagels, knishes, bialys and more are popping up in bakeries as the country reckons with historical traumaWed, 02 Jul 2025 17:38:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/jewish-food-is-making-a-comeback-in-poland-180986919/The World's Oldest Boomerang Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought, a New Analysis Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-boomerang-is-even-older-than-scientists-thought-a-new-analysis-suggests-180986885/Researchers revisited a crescent-shaped, mammoth tusk artifact discovered in Poland and estimated it’s around 40,000 years oldThu, 26 Jun 2025 20:50:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-boomerang-is-even-older-than-scientists-thought-a-new-analysis-suggests-180986885/This Rare, 6,000-Year-Old Limestone Fertility Figurine Could Be Poland's Archaeological 'Find of the Century'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-6000-year-old-limestone-fertility-figurine-could-be-polands-archaeological-find-of-the-century-180986859/Dating back to the Neolithic era, the so-called Venus of Kolobrzeg is the first artifact of its kind unearthed in the European countryMon, 23 Jun 2025 18:13:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-6000-year-old-limestone-fertility-figurine-could-be-polands-archaeological-find-of-the-century-180986859/The Czech Factory Where Oskar Schindler Saved 1,200 Jews Is Now a Museum in Their Honorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-czech-factory-where-oskar-schindler-saved-1200-jews-is-now-a-museum-in-their-honor-180986622/Under the stewardship of the Jewish family that owned the factory before World War II, the museum is reclaiming the dilapidated site and its dark historyWed, 14 May 2025 19:15:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-czech-factory-where-oskar-schindler-saved-1200-jews-is-now-a-museum-in-their-honor-180986622/The Daring Polish Resistance Fighter Who Volunteered to Be Sent to Auschwitz So He Could Sabotage the Nazi Death Camp From the Insidehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-daring-polish-resistance-fighter-who-volunteered-to-be-sent-to-auschwitz-so-he-could-sabotage-the-nazi-death-camp-from-the-inside-180986559/Witold Pilecki smuggled reports about Germany's war crimes to the Allies, urging them to stop the atrocities at Auschwitz by bombing the camp. But his warnings went unheededThu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-daring-polish-resistance-fighter-who-volunteered-to-be-sent-to-auschwitz-so-he-could-sabotage-the-nazi-death-camp-from-the-inside-180986559/