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Polish scientists explore the Serengeti<\/h1>\n\n\n

More than 30 valuable archaeological sites, previously unknown cave paintings, fragments of pottery and stone tools have been identified by Polish archaeologists in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. This is the first Polish research at the site.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team of Polish archaeologists includes Professor Marta Osypi\u0144ska from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wroc\u0142aw. In August, the scientists completed the first stage of their research. On Saturday, 21 September, you can read more about the research in \u2018Nauka w Polsce\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

But an incredible opportunity to learn at least part of the research will be at the inauguration of the academic year on 1 October at our University, when professor Marta Osypi\u0144ska will deliver a lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is the world’s largest protected area, lying in the highlands between Lake Victoria and the western edge of the Rift Valley. It is referred to as the cradle of humanity. It is a place close to the Olduvai Gorge, one of the most famous archaeological sites, where traces of humans and other human species from almost 3 million years ago have been found. The first Polish research project and one of the few in the world at the site is led by professor Marta Osypi\u0144ska from UWr and dr Piotr Osypi\u0144ski from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. They focus their research on the Late and Middle Stone Age (Middle Stone Age and Late Stone Age), the time when anatomically modern humans appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n