The Archaeological Gallery in Gdansk has publicly offered a remarkable 2, 600 -year-old residence container for the very first time, marking a significant turning point in Polish archaeology. This exceptional Early Iron Age artefact, found in 2023 throughout rescue excavations in Bożepole Wielkie, stands for just the 4th residence urn discovered in Poland because World War II, making it an extremely unusual and important archaeological treasure, reports PAP
The distinct rectangular clay vessel, created to resemble a home total with nine legs and a round door, offers interesting insights right into cremation practices of the Pomeranian society that thrived in between the 7 th and 3 rd centuries BC. Unlike common funeral urns, this house-shaped container held the cremated remains of numerous people, providing unprecedented proof of Early Iron Age funeral practices in Eastern Pomerania
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