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Article about University of Warsaw archaeology research was most read article in Science News in 2022
An article about the research of Dagmara Socha from the Centre for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw was the most read text in Science News in 2022, the University of Warsaw reports.
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Neolithic farmers processed cow, goat and sheep milk, says new study
Farmers living in today’s Poland during the Neolithic period produced dairy products from the milk of various animals: cows, sheep and goats. This was confirmed by analyses of residues from clay vessels found in the Kujawy-Pomerania Province. The research results have been published in the Royal Society Open Science.
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Discovery of blocks with hieroglyphic inscriptions in Old Dongola could move city's history back 1,000 years
Polish archaeologists discovered sandstone blocks from a Pharaonic temple covered with hieroglyphs during excavations in Old Dongola in Sudan. The blocks come from the first half of the first millennium BCE. So far, no ruins from such an early period have been found there; this could move the city's history back a thousand years.
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Polish-Armenian team discovers 3,200-year-old 'golden tomb'
A Polish-Armenian team of archaeologists have uncovered a ‘golden tomb’ during excavations in Metsamor, Armenia.
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Polish and Peruvian archaeologists study pre-Columbian temple complex on Cerro Colorado
Researchers from Peru and Poland are exploring four mounds on Cerro Colorado, a hill near the city of Barranca. The mounds hide monumental buildings, including the remains of a temple with burials. Archaeologists have determined that the beginnings of the complex date back to the second half of the 19th century of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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We might be able to identify a knight from Grunwald, says geneticist
It cannot be ruled out that we will be able to identify one of the representatives of well-known knight families from the Battle of Grunwald. It is an extremely difficult task, but not impossible, says geneticist Dr. Andrzej Ossowski.
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Remains of ‘non-existent’ island inhabited in ancient times found by scientists
There was an island on the lake, by which 4,000 years ago there was a settlement surrounded by wooden fortifications, scientists have determined by studying its relics near Bruszczewo (Wielkopolska). Currently, there is hardly any trace of the lake.
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Copernicus behind Skłodowska-Curie among key figures for development of science, finds poll
A survey to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus found that 45 percent of respondents considered the scientist to be the most important figure for the development of modern science and natural sciences.
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The Białowieża Forest no longer an archaeological 'blank spot’, say scientists
Most of the known barrows and other remains of ancient human activity in the Białowieża Forest were discovered in the 21st century. This was possible thanks to the use of new research methods, including laser scanning.
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