Bones of a Neanderthal child from 115,000 years ago from Dark Cave in Ojców can already be see
Hand bones of a Neanderthal child who died 115 thousand years ago, Neanderthal tooth, neolithic vessels and tools, faience beads from the Bronze Age, can be seen at the Archaeological Museum in Krakow, at an exhibition summarizing research and discoveries of the last two years.
Monuments from excavations at the exhibition at the Archaeological Museum in Krakow
Hand bones of a Neanderthal child who died of 115 thousand. years ago, the Neanderthal tooth, neolithic vessels and tools, faience beads from the Bronze Age, can be seen at the Archaeological Museum in Krakow, at the exhibition summarizing the research and discoveries of the last two years.
The greatest attraction of the exhibition are the oldest human remains in Poland, ie the bones of a Neanderthal child found in Jaskinia Ciemna. They were digested by a bird of the size of a crow. Their discovery took place a few years ago, but they were mixed up with other animal bones, and only this year during a detailed analysis in the laboratory was noticed that they belong to humans.
"We still have a detailed analysis: we hosted John William - an anthropologist who deals with the Neanderthal a few days ago - there are discussions between the anthropologists and paleozoologists cooperating with us, whether they can destroy the bones of an animal, and in March next year we are expecting a paper to decide the question "- said Mirosław Zając from the Archaeological Museum.
Next to it is exhibited with 50,000 years of Neanderthal tooth. There are traces on it, showing that the owner intensely used to clean the "toothpicks" - a small twig or blade of grass.The visitor will also see clay pottery culture utensils, axes and axes of flint and bone tools from the Neolithic period found almost a century by Józef Żurowski in Książnica Wielkie in Małopolska. In 2017, the scientists returned to the same place and after researching the magnetometer they said that this place contains more interesting objects that will only be examined.
The showcases show items found in the area of the iron age cemetery in Morawianka in the province. Świętokrzyskie - among others needle, knife, awl, buckles, pendants and a comb - and from Kototowo near Wieliczka come faience beads.
The photographs present monuments found during research outside Poland, including in Bibracte - Mont Beuvray in France and in the Egyptian Marea, where Polish scientists study the basilica of the eighth century and under it found another temple.
"The museologist is stereotypically associated with boring drudgery in the office with dusty exhibits, we want to show that this work is not only about sitting at the desk, but also has a practical dimension of conducting excavation research" - said the curator of the exhibition Małgorzata Wawer.
The creators of the exhibitions show that modern archaeologists reach for modern technologies, among others geomagnetic studies and drones for shooting positions, also use expensive laboratory tests.
Director of the Archeological Museum Jacek Górski reminded that the employees of the Archaeological Museum carry out research in cooperation with other institutions, including with the Jagiellonian University, Center for Mediterranean Archeology of the University of Warsaw and the European Archaeological Center - Bibracte. "Their effects echo across the entire scientific world," he emphasized.
The exhibition, open on Thursday at the Archaeological Museum, will last until March 31.
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