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Paleontologists have identified a new dinosaur species with large claws, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, the Calgary Herald reported.

The Buzău County Museum houses a remarkable Bronze Age artifact known as the 'Little Boot' (Romanian Cizmulita), a vessel shaped like a boot, believed to have been used in magical-religious rituals.

On January 25, 2025, a significant theft occurred at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, during the "Dacia! Kingdom of Gold and Silver" exhibition.

From the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations to the classical Hellenistic period, Greece's history spans millennia.

The exhibitions titled, War up close, and Fracture. Ukraine, presented by the Embassy of Ukraine in Moldova, were inaugurated at the panoramic hall of the Museum of History of the Chisinau city today.

‘A Real Pain’ follows two mismatched American cousins as they embark on a trip around Poland in honour of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.

Marrying Pierre Curie in 1895, in 1903 their joint scientific work relating to the discovery of radioactivity earned them both Nobel Prize recognition alongside Henri Becquerel. Eight years later, she would again be awarded a Nobel Prize.

The work is a pen drawing on paper measuring 272 by 175 mm, using brown ink of a soldier standing in ancient armour and wearing a Roman helmet.

Posting a photo of the surprise find on social media, the Municipal Roads Authority said: “In one of the basements that remained from pre-war tenement houses, we found an object that was most likely an old Christmas bauble.”

Dubbed as being ‘destined to become one of the most watched and studied films of the Holocaust’, the film will focus on the deeds of Solomon Wiener and Michal Podchlebnik, two prisoners that managed to escape the Nazi death factory Kulmhof.

One of Poland’s five national dances, the announcement to include the Polonaise on UNESCO’s coveted list of Intangible Cultural Heritage comes some two and a half years after a campaign was launched by the Cracovia Danza Court Ballet in Kraków, the only professional court and historical dance ensemble in Poland.

Art Safari will be open during the mini-holiday from November 30 to December 3, with special Night Tours with live music, Romanian art and brandy to be organised on December 1, starting 20:00 hrs.

Discovered lying outside an apartment block alongside belongings to be taken to a rubbish dump, the suitcase and its contents were handed over the Warsaw Uprising Museum.

The design has been welcomed across the board, not just for its sensitive architectural style but also for its cultural and historical significance.

City authorities have announced that in a few days’, seven dragon figurines will be installed at points around the royal city, to be followed later by as many as 10 dragons, which will appear on and around Wawel Hill.

The 300-kg bell which has been preserved in perfect condition was found hidden inside the remains of a bell tower in the village of Maniów, near Sanok.

The discovery, described as “sensational”, was made in the attic of the building where workers found, among other things, a dozen machine guns and two hand grenades.

Taking around 400 hours to construct, the 3D model of the girl’s face shows how she may have looked in the final moments of her life before being killed as a human sacrifice to Inca gods

As America celebrates Columbus Day today, academic Dr Manuel Rosa is touring the country to prove that the man who sailed for the New World in 1492 was not the son of a Genoese weaver but the son of 15th-century Polish King Władysław III.

Named after Warsaw-born super spy Krystyna Skarbek, the opulent 162-square-metre suite at the Raffles hotel in London starts at over PLN 26,000 (€ 5,600) per night.

Publishing a series of images from the dives to their social media, Baltictech’s pictures have left fans of history staggered.

Jacek Braciak (L) delivers a powerful performance as Kos, who has just returned from America and is accompanied by freed slave Domingo played by Jason Mitchell (R).

Through an astonishing act of memory and love for his former home, Mayer Kirshenblatt's canvases breathe life into the town of Opatów’s streets and offer glimpses into the daily lives of its Jewish residents.

Carved into a sandstone floor slab by the castle’s original builders, the game was discovered during excavations at a 16th century castle in Ćmielów.