Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging from astronomy and mental health Aristos joined Newsweek in 2018 from IBTimes UK and had previously worked at The World Weekly He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and City University You can get in touch with Aristos by emailing a.georgiou@newsweek.com. Languages: English either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Archaeologists have made an extremely rare discovery during excavations of an ancient cemetery in Poland Recent investigations in the town of Kazimierza Wielka—located in the south of the country around 28 miles northeast of Kraków—unearthed the remains of 160 objects from the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age which dates to the late pre-Roman and early Roman period archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the Jagiellonian University and the archaeological company Pryncypat identified 23 inhumation burials—where bodies were placed in the ground—and four cremation burials at the cemetery with archaeologists finding that the burnt human remains had been placed in a bronze vessel of Roman origin a container for human remains burned on a funeral pyre—Joanna Zagórska-Telega one of the leaders of the excavation with the Institute of Archaeology at the Jagiellonian University with elaborately cast dolphin-shaped handle attachments…Three legs in the shape of stylized dolphins have also survived at the base," Zagórska-Telega said While the exact age of this particular cremation vessel has not yet been confirmed previously discovered vessels of the type found in Kazimierza Wielka have been dated to the 1st century B.C Such vessels are extremely rare finds in Poland There is no consensus among scholars as to where they were made although workshops in northern Italy or the eastern Alps are currently the most widely accepted hypothesis including situlae with dolphin-shaped attachments which included what is now Poland—mainly through trade The exceptional preservation of the Roman vessel from Kazimierza Wielka makes the latest discovery unusual of this type are known from all over Europe but only a handful of them have been completely preserved in as good a condition as the situla from Kazimiera Wielka," Zagórska-Telega said "Most of them were discovered by chance in the 19th and early 20th centuries and only a few were found during regular excavations by archaeologists in circumstances that allowed the entire context of the find to be studied This is why the Kazimiera Wielka find is of such scientific importance." The metallic structure of the vessel will now be subjected to analysis prior to conservation treatment in order to determine how it was made Researchers will also conduct an anthropological analysis of the burnt human bones inside the vessel to determine it can be assumed that the deceased was a male warrior This is suggested by pieces of iron weaponry found next to the urn were ritually bent and deliberately burnt on the funeral pyre Certain stylistic features of the weapons indicate that the burial probably dates from the 1st century B.C "The custom of ritually destroying weapons and placing them in the grave with the deceased warrior is characteristic of the peoples inhabiting the European Barbaricum during the last three centuries B.C and the first centuries A.D.," Zagórska-Telega said Evidence of such customs is particularly widespread in the cemeteries of the ancient Przeworsk culture which developed in what is now central and southern Poland between the 3rd century B.C "The Przeworsk culture is associated with the Lugii and the Vandals peoples mentioned in ancient written sources," Zagórska-Telega said this culture was strongly influenced by the Celts who were the dominant power in much of central Europe at the time It was probably through the Celtic environment that the situla discovered in Kazimierza Wielka reached the area occupied by the Przeworsk culture." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page About  .  Contact  .  Donation Among the most notable discoveries was an ancient cemetery dating from the late pre-Roman to the early Roman period approximately between the 1st century BCE and the 2nd century CE The cemetery contained a mix of inhumation burials—where bodies were buried—and cremation burials reflecting diverse burial customs of the time Researchers identified 23 inhumation graves and four cremation burials stood out as particularly rare and significant The cremated remains had been placed in a bronze Roman vessel described by Joanna Zagórska-Telega a lead archaeologist from the Jagiellonian University as “almost intact,” featured intricate dolphin-shaped handle attachments and stylized dolphin-shaped legs as such vessels are extremely rare in Poland offers valuable insights into the cultural and trade connections between Poland and the Roman Empire during that period Researchers currently hypothesize that these vessels were produced in workshops located in northern Italy or the eastern Alps and traded into Barbaricum the region north of the Roman frontier that includes modern-day Poland early forms of such bronze vessels were introduced to the area primarily through trade with the Celts who influenced much of central Europe in the late centuries BCE The situla’s presence in the Przeworsk culture region a group that flourished between the 3rd century BCE and the mid-5th century CE Accompanying the cremation urn were artifacts suggesting that the deceased was likely a male warrior These weapons had been deliberately bent and burned as part of the burial rites a custom common in the Przeworsk culture and other groups inhabiting Barbaricum during the last centuries BCE and the early centuries CE Zagórska-Telega noted that the “ritual destruction of weapons and placing them in the grave with the deceased warrior is characteristic of the Przeworsk culture,” further solidifying the warrior’s probable identity the find provides a rare example of skeletal remains in a culture that predominantly practiced cremation While cremation was the typical method of burial for the Przeworsk people some graves in this cemetery contained skeletons who were buried with ornaments and clothing items This variation in burial customs is unusual for the Przeworsk culture The bronze situla and other artifacts are undergoing further analysis with researchers examining the vessel’s metallic composition and the cremated bones inside These studies aim to determine more details about the craftsmanship of the urn as well as the age and sex of the deceased the burial likely dates to the 1st century BCE The discovery has drawn significant attention due to the rarity of situlae in Poland a spokesperson for the Jagiellonian University only seven such vessels have been found in areas once inhabited by the Przeworsk culture the Kazimierza Wielka situla is one of the few found in such well-preserved condition Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University (Cracow)  and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Od kilku lat trwały starania władz miasta o uznanie jego walorów leczniczych i nadanie mu statusu uzdrowiska W sierpniu bieżącego roku Ministerstwo Zdrowia podpisało decyzję o możliwości prowadzenia lecznictwa uzdrowiskowego na terenie trzech sołectw Potwierdzone zostały już walory lecznicze klimatu i jedyne czego brakuje to zakład leczniczy Za taki zostanie uznany basen termalny z wodami siarczkowymi Kompleks basenów termalnych (mały i duży basen) wraz sauną placem zabaw powstanie w sąsiedztwie funkcjonującej pływalni Wodny Raj Ze względu na wykorzystanie wód termalnych basen leczniczy będzie miał charakter całoroczny temperatura wód ma wynosić latem 32 – 34 st.C Woda termalna doprowadzana będzie do Kazimierzy Wielkiej z Cudzynowic Wizualizacja basenu termalnego w Kazimierzy Wielkiej (Źródło: Starostwo Powiatowe w Kazimierzy Wielkiej) Pierwsze informacje na temat wyjątkowego składu chemicznego tamtejszych wód pochodzą z lat 60-tych XX wieku kiedy na potrzeby poszukiwania ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego wykonano w rejonie odwierty badawcze Ostateczne potwierdzenie uzyskano w 2015 roku kiedy zakończono wiercenie pierwszego w województwie świętokrzyskim otworu przeznaczonego do eksploatacji wód termalnych na potrzeby ciepłownicze Odbiorcą jest Zespół Szkół Rolniczych w Cudzynowicach Odwiert o głębokości 750 m ujmuje wodę o temperaturze 28 st.C z silnie porowatych i przepuszczalnych piasków i piaskowców kredy górnej Podczas prac wiertniczych uzyskano samowypływ a szacowana wydajność ujęcia wynosi 200 – 300 m3/h Na podstawie badań laboratoryjnych stwierdzono mineralizację na poziomie ok jest to woda typu chlorkowo – siarczanowo – sodowa z zawartością siarki dwuwartościowej na poziomie 40 mg/l oraz jodu powyżej 1 g/l Wizualizacja uzdrowiska w Kazimierzy Wielkiej (Źródło: SUSUŁ&STRAMA ARCHITEKCI) Zawartość składników swoistych wskazuje na możliwość wykorzystania wód w balneoterapii (kąpieli leczniczych oraz kuracji pitnych) Decyzją Ministerstwa ustalono także kierunki lecznicze dla obszaru ochrony uzdrowiskowej w Kazimierzy: choroby reumatologiczne że spośród wszystkich udokumentowanych zasobów wód siarczkowych na terenie województwa świętokrzyskiego wody z Cudzynowic mają najwyższą temperaturę i charakteryzują się największymi zasobami eksploatacyjnymi Nie zanotowano także zmiany składu chemicznego przy większych wydajnościach Jest to najprawdopodobniej związane z dużą miąższością skał zbiornikowych (120 m oraz) artezyjskim poziomem stabilizacji zwierciadła wody Jesteśmy grupą medialną oraz doradczą sektora odnawialnych źródeł i poszanowania energii Markę budujemy od 2006 roku zaczynając jako redakcja czasopisma „GLOBEnergia” Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.