Road digging, discovering "Jurassic treasure" and 4,000-year-old settlement

(NLDO) - The highway project in Poland had to temporarily make way for archaeologists when two ancient settlements with a series of unique artifacts appeared.

In a press release published by Poland's State Roads and Highways Directorate (GDDKiA), the ancient settlement was discovered near the village of Jawiszowice in the Oświęcim district.

Excavation site of a settlement dating back approximately 4,000 years in Poland - Photo: GDDKiA

According to Heritage Daily, the first settlement is associated with the Lusatian culture, a Bronze Age and early Iron Age people who inhabited Poland and parts of the Czech Republic, Solvakia, Germany and Ukraine from around 1100 to 400 BC.

Fragments of clay and flint vessels found here have helped to determine the age and culture to which the settlement belonged.

Just a few hundred metres away is an even older settlement associated with the Mierzanowice culture, an early Bronze Age people who inhabited parts of Slovakia and Poland from 2300 to 1800 BC.

At this settlement, which is approximately 4,000 years old, archaeologists have found traces of permanent structures, storage pits, a ditch and 34 flint artifacts.

Among them is a remarkable treasure: a complex arrowhead made from Jurassic flint.

According to GDDKiA, due to archaeological discoveries, the contractor was forced to suspend work on this part of the S1 Expressway construction site, which will pass right through the location of the two aforementioned residential areas.

The Polish government has decided to postpone the expected completion date of this highway by 223 days, from July 2024 to May 2025 to prioritize archaeological work.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/dao-duong-phat-hien-bau-vat-ky-jura-va-khu-dinh-cu-4000-tuoi-196240510110321415.htm