"A rare clay cinerary urn shaped like a house discovered in 2023 was presented to the public last month for the first time. The rare artifact is only the fourth house urn discovered in Poland since World War II, and this one is unique in design. It is a rectangular model house on nine legs with a round door on one of the long sides. It dates to the Early Iron Age (780-640 B.C.)."
"In May, archaeologists came across a cist grave made of carefully arranged multi-colored stone slabs. Encased inside of it was the urn. The urn was transferred to the Archaeological Museum in Gdansk for specialized conservation and research. To get a more accurate understanding of its contents, researchers conducted a CT scan. The imaging showed that the urn had several cracks and fissures, and was only holding its walls, floor and roof together thanks to the soil that filled it."
A rare house-shaped clay cinerary urn from Bozepole Wielkie, dating to the Early Iron Age (780–640 B.C.), was recovered during a rescue excavation and publicly displayed for the first time. The rectangular model stands on nine legs and has a round door. The urn was found inside a cist grave made of multi-colored stone slabs and transferred to the Archaeological Museum in Gdansk for conservation. CT scans revealed multiple osteological remains and structural cracks, with soil holding the vessel together. Analyses identified an adult man, a child over ten, and at least two other individuals, indicating a multiple cremation burial and prompting reconstruction and further research.
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