Metal Detectorists Unearth Ancient Dagger Decorated With Tiny Stars, Crescent Moons and Geometric Patterns
Found at a beach in northern Poland, the nearly ten-inch-long artifact could be up to 2,500 years old. It had been lodged inside a lump of clay
Discover the Short Life and Long Legacy of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish Cavalry Officer Who Became an American Revolutionary Hero
On the first Monday in March, Pulaski Day festivities at Chicago’s Polish Museum of America honored the “Father of American Cavalry,” 280 years after his birth
Eagle-Eyed Experts Say They’ve Solved the Mystery of a Missing Masterpiece—Half a Century After It Was Stolen
Brueghel’s famous 17th-century painting “Woman Carrying the Embers” vanished from a Polish museum in 1974. Fifty years later, it’s been rediscovered at a museum in the Netherlands
Metal Detectorists Stumble Upon a Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sword in Poland
Researchers think the weapon, which had been deliberately broken and burned, was once part of a funerary ritual for a local warrior
Butchered Human Remains Found in a Polish Cave Suggest These Prehistoric People Cannibalized Their Enemies
The bones and skulls were found strewn among animal remains, a burial that was meant to humiliate a conquered rival even after defeat
Survivors and World Leaders Gather to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
The Nazis murdered an estimated 1.1 million people at the death camp in southern Poland before its liberation on January 27, 1945
Medieval Crowns and Scepters Discovered Hidden Inside the Walls of a Crypt Beneath a Lithuanian Cathedral
The royal treasures were stashed away at the beginning of World War II. Experts knew the trove existed, but previous attempts to find it had failed
The Secret to the Rise of Dinosaurs Could Be Hidden in an Unlikely Place: Their Poop
In a new study, scientists examined bromalites, including fossilized feces and vomit, to reveal prehistoric diets and reconstruct the timeline of how dinosaurs established dominion over the world
Father and Son Discover Rare Trove of 16th- and 17th-Century Silver Coins While Metal Detecting in a Polish Forest
Sławomir and Szymon Milewski were searching for an ancient road when they stumbled upon the cache of coins, which is worth more than $120,000
New ‘Portal’ Opens in Philadelphia, Connecting Residents to Cities Around the World With Identical Installations
The looming sculpture features a small camera above an eight-foot-tall screen, which displays live video from Lithuania, Poland and Ireland
This Ancient Celtic Helmet Is the Oldest Ever Found in Poland
Unearthed at the Łysa Góra archaeological site, the artifact, some 2,300 years old, is a prime example of Celtic metalworking
The Boozy History of Baba au Rhum
The French are known for their pastries, but few desserts garner as much attention as this dried-out cake resuscitated with rum
The Brothers Grimm Did Much More Than Tell Fairy Tales
A recent discovery in a Polish library of 27 books that were thought to have been lost sheds light on the breadth of the German scholars’ work
This Polish Museum Received a Mysterious Package in the Mail—With Missing 17th-Century Tiles Inside
The ceramic tiles, which vanished during World War II, once adorned a Baroque bathing pavilion in Warsaw
The Broken Seal of a Pope’s 14th-Century Decree Has Been Found in Poland
The metal fragment was once part of a papal bull, an official communication distributed by the Catholic Church
A Medieval Pilgrim May Have Carried This Basilisk Pendant to Guard Against Evil
Found in Poland, the “pilgrim’s badge” was likely worn by a Christian traveler hundreds of years ago
Found in a Polish Forest, This Dagger Belonged to an Elite Warrior 4,000 Years Ago
A metal detectorist came across the copper artifact while searching for objects from World War I and World War II
This Medieval Sword Spent 1,000 Years at the Bottom of a Polish River
Construction crews stumbled upon the weapon while dredging the Vistula River in Włocławek
Bodies and Treasure Found in Polish Lake Could Be Connected to Ancient Water Ritual
New research suggests the Chelmno group followed their water burials with mass deposits of bronze jewelry and artifacts
The Real History Behind ‘The Zone of Interest’ and Rudolf Höss
Jonathan Glazer’s new film uses the Auschwitz commandant and his family as a vehicle for examining humans’ capacity for evil
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