Cooperation between the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Lodz and archaeologists from South Korea began in 2000, initiated by students who were also active in the Society of Friends of the Korean People. Their ...

The Saint Wojciech suburbs, situated beyond the Wroniecka Gate and therefore also known as the Wroniecki suburb, were – alongside the Saint Marcin suburb – the oldest within the Poznań conurbation. They occupied a relatively ...

Within the late medieval motte manors in Europe, it is very rare to discover facilities and devices, including wells, related to the provision of water for the manor’s domestic needs. Certainly, easy access to water was ...

The castle in Krzepice was founded by King Casimir the Great at the border crossing over the Liswarta River. Its medieval form remains largely unknown, owing to the limited scope of archaeological research carried out on ...

Wedding rings have been known since antiquity. In the Roman Empire, they took the form of bands adorned with a motif of two clasped hands. In Jewish culture, the engagement (kiddushin, erusin) – during which a ring was ...

In 2013–2014, rescue archaeological research was carried out at the castle and in the town of Chęciny prior to the commencement of revitalisation works. During the research, previously unknown remains were discovered: a ...

This article focuses on sacred goldwork, known only from written sources, originating from the formerly rich inventories of churches in Lublin and from four churches located in the Łuków deanery, part of the Lublin ...

Gościniec abo krotkie opisanie Warszawy (The Road or a Short Description of Warsaw), written in 1643 by Adam Jarzębski, is an entertaining read for lovers of Old Polish poetry, but for art historians and enthusiasts of ...

In 2019, the Foundation for the Recovery of Lost Works of Art Latebra and the Biskupia Górka Association, in cooperation with the Our Gdańsk Association, carried out search work on Biskupia Górka in Gdańsk. Work under the ...

Despite the great loses brought by the 20th century, with two devastating wars and major socio-political transformations, several thousand structures of the “Polish Manor House” type have survived across the historical ...