A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...

A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 ...

Discovered by a metal detectorist in the village of Wólka Nieliska, the badge is about an inch wide. Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments During pilgrimages across Europe hundreds of years ago, ...

A metal artifact thought to be a "medieval pilgrim's badge" has been uncovered in Poland. The small, round object, which was cast from a lead and tin alloy, measures just over 1 inch across and is ...

LUBLIN, POLAND—A metal detectorist in southeast Poland discovered a medieval pilgrim badge, which was made of tin-lead alloy and decorated with a mythological design, according to a Live Science ...

Such badges were common among Christian pilgrims in the Middle Ages, but it's not clear what the basilisk represents. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A rare and "extraordinary" medieval artifact has been uncovered by a metal detectorist in Poland. The object in question, which measures just over 2 inches, once attached to a belt in order to hang ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...