Family cemeteries of East Prussia reflect social views and fashions, researchers find
The cemeteries of former East Prussia reflect the prevailing beliefs and fashions in society, and show various fascinations and world views, say scientists from Poland and Germany who have been conducting a research project in the area since 2020.
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Museum staff afraid of new technologies, new study shows
The digital revolution does not spare museums, which are starting to change from static to interactive. However, research by scientists from the University of Lodz and the Catholic University of Lublin shows that Polish museum employees are afraid of introducing new technologies, including social robots.
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Fragments of ‘unique’ 17th-century iconostasis found in church
Researchers from the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered large fragments of a 17th-century iconostasis in the attic of a church in Nowoberezowo (Podlaskie). In their opinion, it is the oldest such work of art in the region; a unique one, as evidenced by its originality and state of preservation.
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Farmer finds ‘ancient’ weapons while ploughing field
A farmer ploughing his field has stumbled upon the fragment of a large flint axe and a javelin head dating back thousands of years.
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Warsaw bioarchaeologist investigates whether violence is 'natural part' of human nature
The level of violence among ancient human communities in the Middle East fluctuated greatly throughout history and depended on the social life conditions in particular eras.
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Scientists explore Eastern Orthodox gothic catacombs
Scientists from several universities are conducting interdisciplinary research aimed at saving the catacombs of the Eastern Orthodox Monastery of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Supraśl (Podlaskie Voivodeship).
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120 years since first Nobel Prize for Maria Skłodowska-Curie
One hundred and twenty years ago, Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband Piotr Curie received the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the phenomenon of radioactivity and research on it. The other half of the prize went to Henri Becquerel, who was the first to observe the penetrating radiation of uranium ore. Skłodowska was the first woman to be honoured in this way.
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Archaeologists in Mongolia discover remains of prehistoric hearths, pottery and ostrich eggs
Archaeologists working in Mongolia have discovered traces of human activity from the early Holocene, including well-preserved hearths, pottery and ostrich egg products. The data they have obtained may play an important role in research on the spread of Homo sapiens in this area.
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Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old dice in southern Poland
A 2,000-year-old dice (the oldest one found so far in Poland) is among this year's discoveries in the Celtic settlement in Samborowice (Silesia).
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Archaeologists return to Zwoleń to examine Neanderthal remains
Archaeologists working in Zwoleń (Masovian Voivodeship) have found animal bones and flint tools from Neanderthal times. They completed the first stage of work at the site, to which scientists returned 30 years after the previous research project.
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