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Poland

12 places in the atlas, 1 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Early medievals4
Earthworks4
Hillforts4
Ancient villages3
Fortified settlements3
Ancient cities2
Emporiums2
Piasts2
Archaeological wonders1
Buried cities1
Castles1
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Verified9
Accepted2
Hypothetical1

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Greater Poland Voivodeship, Gniezno County, Lednica lake island near Lednogóra1
Greater Poland Voivodeship, Gniezno city, Lech Hill cathedral hill1
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship1
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Żnin County, Lake Biskupin peninsula1
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Kraków, Vistula oxbow hill1

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Verified9 Widely accepted2 Contested0

Lubusz Voivodeship, Gorzów County, Warta–Noteć confluence1

Pomeranian Voivodeship, Sopot city, Grodzisko hill, Haffnera street1

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Elbląg County, Janów Pomorski on Drużno Lake bank1

West Pomerania, Wolin Island1

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kamień County, Wolin Island, Dziwna river mouth1

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship1

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Busko County, Nida River valley1

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Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Excavated7 Excavation ongoing3 Partially excavated1 Unexcavated1

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🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village

Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mines

Neolithic–Bronze Age (3900–1600 BCE) · Globular Amphora and Mierzanowice — Neolithic mining

UNESCO World Heritage striped flint mining complex near Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, with over 4000 shafts (3900–1600 BCE) extracting distinctive banded Jurassic flint.