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Latvian storm reveals skeletons inside uprooted tree

Forensic scientists in Latvia are to investigate a set of skeletal remains that were discovered inside a tree that was uprooted during Friday’s storms.

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19th century newspaper clue leads historians to Polish military grave

Historians have discovered the remains of six Polish soldiers killed in battle after following a tip from a 19th century newspaper.

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Medieval dagger among surprise finds during WWI dig in southern Poland

A bronze medieval dagger and a large brass ring are among surprise discoveries made during an archaeological dig in southeast Poland.

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Spectacular Grunwald battle reenactment to attract thousands next week

Next week, on July 13, reenactors will recreate the 1410 Battle of Grunwald, an event that consistently draws large crowds from Poland and abroad.

Polish and Red Army soldiers march into Vilnius. Photo: NAC

Eighty years on: remembering Operation Ostra Brama

Commemorations have begun to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Ostra Brama, a Polish Home Army action that foresaw the liberation of Vilnius ahead of the Red Army’s arrival.

Painting by Szymon Boguszowicz (1575–1648) Inscription: Dextera Domini Fecit Virtutem - The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength, Psalm 117 From the St. Lawrence's Church in Zhovkva (Żółkiew)

Poland’s 4th of July Battle of Kłuszyn and the march on Moscow

Following the death of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1584, Russia fell into a state of chaos known as the ‘Time of Troubles.’ It was during this political and social upheaval that an exiled Russian monk appeared in Poland claiming to be the Tsar’s younger son, Dimity.

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Huge 189-meter-long burial mound found in Czech Republic

Archaeologists have unearthed what they say could be one of the longest burial mounds in Europe.

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Poznań pauses to remember the heroes of bloody 1956 protest

Poznań has paid tribute to the scores of people that were killed 68 years ago during Poland’s first mass protest against the communist system.

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Mass grave of suspected Croatian war victims found in rubbish dump

The remains of at least 10 people have been found in a mass grave at a waste disposal site in Croatia, a senior official has said.

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Sip, sip, hooray! World’s oldest wine found in Roman tomb in Spain

A vessel containing the oldest wine ever found, dating back 2,000 years, has been unearthed in a Roman tomb in Carmona, southern Spain.

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Hitler’s flying bomb found in Polish desert

The well-preserved remains of a Nazi flying bomb have been uncovered in the Błędów Desert in Poland.

Underwater bounty of Celtic offerings from 3 B.C. stun historians in Poland

The history of the Celtic people is set to be revised following a stunning underwater discovery near Bydgoszcz, northern Poland.

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Wednesday marks 25th anniversary of withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo

On June 12, 1999, a western peacekeeping unit entered Kosovo, ending the armed conflict in the Balkans.

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Long-lost private belongings stolen by the Nazis returned to victims’ families after 80 years

The long-lost personal belongings of Poles persecuted by the Nazis have been returned to the victims' families after being tracked down by a German archive.

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Historians hail haul of archival materials detailing the fate of Poles exiled to Kazakhstan

Researchers in Białystok have received a horde of historical documents that shed new light on the fate of thousands of Poles exiled to the area of modern day Kazakhstan during the Stalinist era.

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How the Poles helped win the Battle of Normandy

World leaders gathered on the Normandy coast on June 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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Polish archaeologists discover Roman centurions' letters in Egypt

Among ancient items such as Italian ceramics and Roman coins, Polish archaeologists have discovered papyri containing letters from Roman centurions in an ancient port in Egypt.

A photo taken in front of one o the polling stations in Warsaw, June 4, 1989. Source: PAP/Jan Morek

Poland remembers its first partially-free parliamentary elections of 1989

The elections of June 4, 1989, were the first step towards dismantling the communist system in Poland and the other countries of the Warsaw Pact.

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Mass grave of psychiatric patients murdered by Nazi death squads found in Poland

A mass grave containing the remains of around 100 psychiatric patients murdered by Hitler’s death squads has been found in Poland.

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Polish archaeologists unearth ancient monkey cemetery in Egypt

A Polish archaeological team has found the remains of 200 monkeys, cats, and dogs buried by the Romans at a site in Egypt.

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Polish students triumph again at international lunar rover contest

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20 years on, legacy of Polish-born Pope John Paul II endures

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

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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,

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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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