ARCHÆOLOGY

PAUL SIEVEKING rounds up the latest finds, from a hermit’s hoard to a slab of Bronze Age butter

A MONTHLY EXCAVATION OF ODDITIES AND ANTIQUITIES POLISH HOARD A treasure trove of coins linked to Antoni Jaczewicz, one of Poland’s most infamous hermit criminals from the 1700s, has been discovered in the country’s ŚSwietokrzyskie Mountains, roughly 110 miles (177km) from Warsaw. The Swietokrzyskie Exploration Group had been exploring the mountains for roughly seven years when their search yielded a find of ancient coins. It started with a single pile, but the group soon found more coins buried in groups, all from the 17th and 18th centuries. The stockpile features orts, sixes, patagoons, kraicars, and kopecks, but the most fascinating piece was a gold Hamburg ducat from 1648 with an image of Madonna holding a child. A hole punched into the coin has led experts to believe it was once…

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