Rich Ancient Burial Ground Reaps Rare Artifacts Near Krakow
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Rich Ancient Burial Ground Reaps Rare Artifacts Near Krakow

Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery during excavations at an ancient cemetery in Poland. The researchers uncovered 160 artifacts dating back to the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age. The cemetery itself, which spans from the late pre-Roman to early Roman period (approximately the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD), was also unearthed. 23 inhumation burials - where full bodies were buried in the ground - alongside four cremation burials, were a included at the cemetery. Over the course of three excavation seasons, archaeologists from the Jagiellonian University’s Institute of Archaeology and the company Pryncypat made these finds, in the town of Kazimierza Wielka, located about 28 miles (44 km) northeast of Kraków, reports a Jagiellonian University Facebook post. The History of the Piast Dynasty, the First Rulers of Poland Lost in Time and Out of Place: Trypillia Copper Axe is Poland’s Oldest     Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later