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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).

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...

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

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