Archaeologists Dug Under an Ice Cream Parlor—and Found a Medieval Knight’s Skeleton
created: July 16, 2025, 5:55 p.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 4:47 p.m.
The burial site is at a popular intersection in Gdansk that once housed an ice cream parlor.
When archaeologists discovered an intricately carved tombstone under a former ice cream parlor in Gdansk, Poland, they were obviously excited.
It all belongs to an unknown medieval knight, marking the first discovery of its kind in Poland.
At a popular street corner in Gdańsk, where the now-closed Mis ice cream parlor operated over 60 years, archaeologists explored the site before construction crews could start.
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