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News related to archaeology in Slovakia (research, discoveries, findings)

Andrej Čerňanský during his recent fieldwork at Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. He was digging up plants high above the Arctic Circle that grew in forests there more than 55 million years ago.
For many years, the crypt area was used as a guard dog kennel, and later as a storage facility.

Archaeologists in Trenčín on the hunt for a secret room

During the communist regime, there was little respect for sacred sites.

The Slovak-Polish archaeological team managed to make an extraordinary find in the village of Hatalov, eastern Slovakia, in the locality of Ridziny.

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old teen’s skeleton in Slovakia

The skeleton linked to the oldest Indo-European culture.

SITA
Jana Wurstová
Silver coin of the Hungarian King Andrew II.

Silver coin from King Andrew II’s reign challenges timeline of castle’s origins

Recent groundbreaking discoveries at Starhrad, near Žilina, have unveiled new insights into the region's history.

Archaeological park reveals the friendlier side of Roman-Germanic relations

Settlement discovered almost 60 years ago shows how Imperial soldiers built manor for local tribes' nobleman.

Fragments of pottery found during the archaeological research at the Dudince Spa site on July 3, 2024.

Exploring the 6,000-year-old origins of Dudince mineral springs

The Dudince settlers had extensive trade connections.

Several bodies of Polish soldiers unearthed in Košice-Ťahanovce in June 2024.
Elena Danková
"We have discovered the remains of underground passages and compact sets of underground passages [in Trenčín], which are probably related to the Piarist church and other objects in the city," said archaeologist Drahoslav Hulínek.

Archaeologists find hidden passages in downtown Trenčín

Experts believe they might also unearth a Trenčín defensive tower.

More than 500 individual silver coins have been discovered in Veľký Šariš, eastern Slovakia.

Why silver coins dug up in a small Slovak town surprised everyone

The discovery may be related to the construction of the local castle.

Michal Frank
The site of the Holíč gallows.

At unusual Holíč gallows, archaeologists unearth remains of young men

Záhorie will go down in the history of execution research in Slovakia, says an expert.

Kristýna Peštová
A detail of the valuable Gothic chalice found in the walls of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Trnava.

Valuable Gothic chalice lay hidden in the walls of Trnava cathedral for 70 years

The 500-year-old artefact will be registered as a national cultural monument.

Slovak palaentologist Andrej Čerňanský.

Gecko that survived dino disaster found by Slovak-led team

New species lived in vastly different world.

According to extant historical documents, the church fell victim to a fire in 1745 and was not restored afterwards.

Remains of burnt mediaeval church unearthed in Ostrá Lúka

Building to be reconstructed, masonry preserved.

Simona Vozafová
A mediaeval pot.

Archaeologists unearth mediaeval settlement and Roman furnaces in central Slovakia

Research takes place on the site of a future industrial zone in Rimavská Sobota.

Štefan Sališ and his daughter.

Enthusiast discovers 50-million-year-old oyster in Liptov

Find prompted a quick archaeological research.

Romana Vicianová
The Zemplín Museum in Michalovce has opened a new archaeological exhibition showing the history of the region.
Maya expert Milan Kováč.
Digging work following a water pipe accident on Jerichova Street uncovered the remains of the Malženická Gate in Trnava.

Water pipe accident helps find missing gate of Trnava fortification

Discovery provides important insight into town's history.

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