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Archaeologists uncover 7,000-year-old ceremonial site in Poland

Archaeologists have unearthed a Neolithic rondel in northwestern Poland, estimated to be almost 7,000 years old.

Hitler sits above a ‘personal banner’ displayed to denote his presence. Photo: NAC

Hitler’s personal banner discovered in Polish museum’s storeroom

A Nazi flag that sat for decades in a Polish museum’s storeroom has been identified as Adolf Hitler’s personal banner.

The group has sought to honor the memory of the 2nd Battalion of the Black Watch who found themselves in Silesia in the 1920s. Photo: Black Watch Silesia Reenactment Group Facebook

Reenactors honor brief presence of Scotland’s Black Watch in Poland

Famed for their heroism and valor, few infantry regiments commanded more respect than Scotland’s legendary Black Watch; yet so illustrious is the unit’s history, that their fleeting presence in Poland is frequently relegated to footnote status.

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Rare human head figurine found in prehistoric Arabian pottery site

A rare, finely crafted clay head with an elongated skull, slanting eyes and a flat nose has been found by archaeologists excavating a prehistoric site in Kuwait.

The sinking has never been satisfactorily explained

Mystery still surrounds sinking of luxurious ‘Polish Titanic’ 85 years on

On this day, 85 years ago, a vessel now known as the 'Polish Titanic’ sank under mysterious circumstances off the coast of England, shortly after setting off on its maiden voyage as a troop ship.

The coin, with a nominal value of 100 mon, dates from 1835–1870.

Rare 150-year-old Japanese coin found in field in northern Poland

A rare 19th century Japanese coin found in a field in northwest Poland has left historians baffled about how it got there.

Historic Warsaw square defining Poland’s patriotic psyche entered into register of monuments

A prestigious 19th century square in the Polish capital has finally been entered into the register of monuments following a process initiated in 1994.

Born in 1893 in Stryków, Zishe Breitbart is said to have inspired the creators of Superman. Photo: National Photo Company; restored by Michel Vuijlsteke

Poland's Superman! Strongman who inspired iconic superhero honored with hometown monument

A Polish Jewish strongman, often cited as the inspiration behind Superman, is to be honored with his own statue a century after his death.

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The un-bear-lievable story of the polar bear that served in Poland’s army

While the exploits of Wojtek—the beer drinking, cigarette smoking Syrian brown bear that was attached to the Polish II Corps during the Second World War—have been well-documented, it’s altogether rarer to hear the name of Baśka, a polar bear enrolled into the ranks of the Murmansk Battalion of the Polish I Corps.

Photo: Bartłomiej Pitala

‘The power of the internet’ credited with identifying WWII wreck at bottom of the Baltic Sea

A diver has credited “the power of the internet” after a WWII wreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea was identified as the Königsberg, a historic icebreaker that was used in Operation Hannibal, one of the largest seaborne evacuations ever undertaken.

Thousands gathered at the memorial to students who were attacked by communist riot police in 1989, marking the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic, November 17, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

Czechs celebrate 35-year anniversary of protests that brought communist rule to an end

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which jumpstarted a wave of protests against the communist regime, ultimately resulting in the end of communist rule in Czechoslovakia.

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Polish historians uncover remains of communist prison victims in eastern Poland

The remains of people executed at a notorious communist-era prison have been uncovered in a cemetery in the eastern Polish city of Lublin.

The tenement itself, built in the 1930s features a complex basement layout with wooden doors with peepholes. Photo: Mazowiecki Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków via Facebook

Forgotten inscriptions etched into basement walls reveal former communist jail

A long-forgotten communist-era detention center has been found hidden in the basement of an old tenement house in Warsaw’s district of Praga-Północ.

The monument (L) meant to be erected on top of Kahlenberg hill is displayed in Krakow, while its base (R) stands empty. The base itself has attracted controversy, having been used as a rallying point for the far-right Identitarian movement and occasionally vandalized by the far-right's opponents with graffiti. Photos: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz; David Speier/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Vienna’s authorities snub monument to Polish king who lifted the city’s Turkish siege in 1683

Vienna’s authorities have ultimately decided against installing a monument to the Polish king who in 1683 led a multi-national force to alleviate the city’s siege by the Turks, saying it would fan “Islamophobic and anti-Turkish sentiments.”

Emotional Germans reach the West via Warsaw. Photo: Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty Images

From Warsaw to freedom: 35 years on from the East German exodus via Poland’s capital

As people gear up to mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, less attention is likely to be paid to Warsaw’s role in hastening the reunification of Germany—yet it was in Poland’s capital, in the residential district of Saska Kępa, where many East Germans caught their first glimpse of freedom.

The coins are estimated to be worth some €115,000. Photo: PSP “Husaria”/Facebook

Polish treasure hunters find hoard of centuries-old silver coins

Treasure hunters in Poland have unearthed centuries-old silver coins valued at over half a million zlotys (almost €115,000) while searching for the remnants of a Roman road.

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Ten years on: how Warsaw’s POLIN Museum became a cultural juggernaut

While Poland is now richly served by A-class museums, few, if any, have matched the international impact of POLIN—a museum dedicated to the history of Polish Jews. Yet POLIN has done more than just make waves abroad.

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Gold plaque devoted to mysterious deity discovered at ancient Roman fort in Georgia

A unique gold plaque dedicated to the ancient Roman deity Jupiter Dolichenus has been found by a Polish-Georgian archaeological team at the site of a Roman fortress in western Georgia.

The work was commissioned to mark the 600th anniversary of Jan Žižka’s death Photo via @JihoceskyO on X

Scientists recreate face of famous 14th-century Czech warlord

The facial likeness of a leading figure of Czech history, the Hussite warrior and general Jan Žižka, has been digitally recreated to mark 600 years since he died.

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You’d butter believe it! 800 years of Warsaw’s culinary history revealed

A new exhibition at the Museum of Warsaw has sought to shine a light on the capital’s food culture, delving through time to explore 800 years of culinary history.

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3,000-year-old ornate dagger found on Poland’s Baltic coast

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Turkish protesters rally in Warsaw against Istanbul mayor’s arrest

The rotation of the palace was one of the most remarkable feats of engineering seen during Poland's PRL era. Photo: Afa Pixx/Mirosław Stankiewicz

‘A remarkable feat of Polish engineering’: remembering the rotation of Warsaw’s Lubomirski Palace

Péter Magyar (left), Viktor Orbán (right). Photos: Janos Kummer/Getty Images,

Hungary's opposition leader accuses PM Orbán of inciting ‘civil war’ after attack on activists

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Aleksander Doba: the man who conquered oceans and dreams

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Gates to the Underworld: the secrets of Poland’s mysterious mofettas

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Poland shouldn’t trust US or French nuclear guarantees, says expert

French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (PAP/EPA/YOAN VALAT)

European force in Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia, says French president

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