Gravestone depicting 13th century knight unearthed in central Gdańsk

Gravestone depicting 13th century knight unearthed in central Gdańsk

Archaeologists from ArcheoScan have unearthed a rare gravestone depicting a medieval knight during excavations in the centre of Gdańsk, Poland. The site under investigation was once home to a 12th-century wooden church and later a 14th-century brick castle built by the Teutonic Knights, a German military and religious order founded during the Crusades. Gdańsk, known historically as Danzig was captured by the State of the Teutonic Order in 1308. …