Finds discovered in Veľké Kostoľany. (source: Peter Briška )
A new Billa store will soon rise on an archaeological site in Veľké Kostoľany, western Slovakia—where the past is still making itself known.
A five-week excavation unearthed 53 artefacts spanning from the Neolithic (6000–3300 BC) to the Early Iron Age (1200–450 BC), confirming the site’s long history of settlement, writes My Trnava. Archaeologists discovered several pits of unknown purpose and a rare residential structure from the Early Iron Age, where the most significant finds emerged—including pottery fragments, bone tools, and a clay children’s rattle that still makes sound.
“This is a rich archaeological site with traces of settlements from multiple eras,” said Peter Grznár from the Monuments Board of Trnava. The area, favoured for its fertile soil and water access, was continuously inhabited for millennia.
Billa plans to highlight the discovery with an information panel and display select artefacts in-store. The exact details are still being finalised, but the store is set to open by summer.
