Ancient jewelry and gothic burials were discovered in a Polish forest
A 2,000-year-old Goth burial site in a Polish forest with antiquated jewelry has been discovered.
The 50 graves were discovered by archaeologists near the village of Stara Rzeka in north Poland.
A great number of priceless artifacts, including two silver necklaces, two silver fibulae, pieces of a necklace composed of tiny silver beads, and jewelry with snake pattern, were found in the 50 graves that were found close to the settlement of Stara Rzeka.
The archaeologists also discovered porcelain fragments and a 2,000-year-old urn that was in great condition.
The Wdecki Park Krajobrazowy posted on their Facebook page that the past three weeks had been extremely busy for the park's archaeological area.
We went out into the field to start preliminary examinations of the site after Olaf Popkiewicz, an archaeologist and the founder of the YouTube series "History Seekers" (Poszukiwacze Historii), discovered a Goth burial site in Stara Rzeka.
"Over the course of three weeks, we were able to analyze more than 250 square kilometers of the cemetery and find 50 graves!
This region of the site, which we estimate to be larger than one hectare, only makes up a minor portion of it.
"Unfortunately, urgent excavation studies are required to assist save and preserve the site due to the state of a significant portion of the found necropolis.
Because of this, our adventure in this location is probably only getting started.
The early Goths were a Germanic people who lived in northern Poland between the first and fifth centuries AD. They are frequently associated with the Wielbark civilization. They helped bring about the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of medieval Europe.
The archaeologists also found fragments if ceramics as well as perfectly intact 2,000-year-old urn.
In the vicinity of the settlement of Osie, not far from the newly found burial site, the Goths were known to have resided in wooded areas.
Archaeologists discovered the ruins of a Goth settlement in 2022. The settlement had a well-preserved spatial layout and 4th century AD artifacts.
Posting on their Facebook page, the Wdecki Park Krajobrazowy wrote: “The last three weeks have been very intensive for the park’s archaeological section.”
“In light of the discovery of a Goth burial site in Stara Rzeka, which was found by Olaf Popkiewicz [an archaeologist and creator of a YouTube channel called ‘History Seekers’ (Poszukiwacze Historii)], we went out into the field to begin initial studies of the site.
The park added: “Over three weeks we managed to analyse over 250 square kilometres of area of the cemetery and discover 50 graves!”
The Goths were known to have lived in wooded areas near the village of Osie, not far from where the new burial site was discovered (illustration pic).