Gniezno Cathedral: Built in the 14th century on the site of a much smaller, older #Romanesque church. It was the seat of the #medieval Archdiocese of #Poland and the country's principal church. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in the 17th century after being destroyed by fire in 1760.

Although the excavations in Ostrowite are officially finished for this year, that doesn't mean that our research is over. We still plan to drill a little more. Stay in touch! #Ostrowite25

Today, our excavation team found itself at the heart of events connected with the Russian drone attack on Poland. Fortunately, we didn't encounter any drones, but we could observe NATO air force activity over our trench. #Ostrowite25

We're still excavating! Just look at this remarkably well-preserved Roman-period brooch! #Ostrowite2025

A few pictures from our research in #Ostrowite25. #archaeology

Do you remember the skeleton that emerged when the topsoil was removed? We now know a little more about this burial. Please note that photos of the skeleton will appear below. If you are easily upset, now would be a good time to stop reading. #Ostrowite25 #archaeology #medievalsky 🏺 🧵

Kaszubski smok

The state of preservation of the archaeological objects in Ostrowite: the photo shows a fragment of a human skull. Apart from a piece of the right femur, this is all that remains of a #medieval (11th-13th c) burial that was destroyed by agricultural work. #Ostrowite25 #archaeology 🏺

During the exploration of the cultural layer, bronze braided circles were found. They are likely to have been part of a larger ornament. The chronology is unknown. It is probably from the early Iron Age. #Ostrowite25 #Archaeology 🏺

Medieval graves in Poland tended to be buried more shallowly than the burials of the Wielbark culture from the Roman period. At Ostrowite, they lie directly beneath the arable soil. Most of them are heavily damaged, both mechanically by ploughing and chemically by fertilisation. #archaeology 🏺

We have launched the sieving workshop and the bucket service. They are operating at full capacity. There are several tonnes of cultural layers to be sieved. As you can see in the photo, the darker layer needs to be removed and sieved; the lighter layer can stay. #archaeology #Ostrowite25 🏺

The first find: Roman period bronze belt ending. #archaeology 🏺

Starting Ostrowite 2025. #archaeology #Ostrowite25 🏺

Tomorrow, I will start my 18th research season at the multi-phase site of Ostrowite in northern Poland. The site contains relics from the late Palaeolithic to the late medieval period. What will this season bring? We'll see! #archaeology

On my way back to Poland, I stopped in Naumburg to see its cathedral, which combines a late Romanesque nave with French Gothic choirs. The western choir, dating from around 1250–1260, was one of the first Gothic realisations in the Holy Roman Empire. 🧵 #medievalsky

How could it have been done without modern tools? Do you want us to believe that medieval cathedrals were built by semi-wild primitives who lived in huts made of sticks and mud and who could only go on crusade? We're not fools, you gatekeepers!

I'm moving back to Poland, which means that my great medieval adventure is coming to an end. I'm currently in Wissembourg, in the Alsace region of France. The abbey church of Saints Peter and Paul dates back to the 13th century and features a Romanesque tower and a small chapel. #medievalsky

Fleury abbey. The most striking thing is that the Benedictine congregation there is still active and the abbey is still in use! #medievalsky

#Carolingian chapel (oratory) in Germigny-des-Prés. #medievalsky

Now that we have seen the place where Henry II and Richard the Lionheart were buried, it is time to visit one of their favourite residences. Castle Chinon. #medievalsky And a place even the king visits on foot (as we say in Poland).

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud with tomb effigies of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I the Lionhearth and Isabella of Angouléme.

Chambon-sur-Voueize Sainte-Valérie. #medievalsky

W każdym niemal muzeum we Francyi, w sklepiku z pamiątkami i publikacjami, obok książek fachowych i popularnych z danej dziedziny, jest półka z komiksami. W Cluny zahaczającymi o tematykę średniowiecznej architektury. W Carnac o megality. Fajne.

The abbey church in Issoire is the twin of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand. Its colourful interior gives an impression of how such churches looked in the Middle Ages. #medievalsky

We should remember that next to the Romanesque Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand, there is the cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. The predecessor of the 13th-century Gothic cathedral was the setting for the famous speech of Pope Urban II in 1095, which sparked the Crusades. #medievalsky

Clermont-Ferrand #medievalsky

Anzy-le-Duc #medievalsky

Paray-le-Monial #medievalsky

Perrecy-les-Forges #medievalsky

Cluny. It was monstrously huge. #medievalsky

I couldn't resist! #Vezelay #medievalsky #medievalbeer

Tournus. Abbaye Saint-Philibert. #Medievalsky

Autun. #medievalsky

La Charité sur Loire. #medievalsky

Faulin castle. It looks abandoned. There is no entrance and no visitors. It's extremely lovely and elegant. 15th century. #medievalsky

Fontenay #medievalsky

Vezelay #medievalsky

Vix. 😍😍😍

Vignory.

Strasbourg cathedral. #medievalsky

In my next posts, I will show you some of the amazing #medieval buildings that I visited with my family on our great medieval adventure Let me start with the Erfurt Cathedral. #medievalsky

The only date in Polish history that every Pole knows is that of the Battle of Grunwald: 15 July 1410. The Battle of Grunwald is also the biggest re-enactment event in Poland and is likely to be one of the biggest in Europe. youtu.be/zvd79swrW8o?...

Na elonowie jakieś pytania jednak poszły. A tu nic? #AskAnArchaeologist

No to siup - polska edycja #AskAnArchaeologist Day - dzień pytań do archeologa. Jeśli chcesz zadać pytanie w języku polskim o archeologię, to zapraszam. Najwyżej nie odpowiem 😁

This bird has more IQ then most humans… Can it solve the puzzle… 🧩 🐦‍⬛

Good food is one of the things that brightens up our doomed world. My son didn't eat the salad and the grilled peppers; my daughter ate the rice only. I experienced an educational failure.

Po-ta-toes! Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. Lovely big golden chips...

Eaten.

This is the only lunch option that I know the kids will eat without fail.

A friend has just sent me a picture of an antler knife handle piece from his recent excavations in Pomerania (Pyrzyce, research if Andrzej Janowski). It inspired the clothes ornament of the Pomeranian chieftain in my comic book. #medievalsky