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Contemporary view of the Princess of Bagicz’s oak log coffin exhibited in Poland. Credit: Chmiel-Chrzanowska et al., Archaeometry (2026).

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The Princess of Bagicz: Tree Rings Resolve the Age of a Rare Roman Iron Age Wooden Coffin

21 February 2026

A multidisciplinary research team has resolved a long-standing chronological puzzle surrounding one of Europe’s rarest archaeological discoveries: the so-called “Princess...

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Archaeologists Unearth unprecedented 16th-Century River Pier on the Banks of Russia’s Volkhov River

31 January 2026

Archaeologists in Veliky Novgorod, one of Russia’s oldest historic cities, have uncovered the remains of a large wooden riverside structure...

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One of Northern Europe’s Oldest Wooden Doors Found, Estimated to Be 650 Years Old

17 January 2026

Researchers in Estonia have identified what is now believed to be the oldest surviving wooden door in the country, and...

The Princess of Bagicz: Tree Rings Resolve the Age of a Rare Roman Iron Age Wooden Coffin

Archaeologists Unearth unprecedented 16th-Century River Pier on the Banks of Russia’s Volkhov River

One of Northern Europe’s Oldest Wooden Doors Found, Estimated to Be 650 Years Old

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