Museum Worker Swimming in River Spots Washed Away Sand — and Makes Medieval Discovery

By Irene Wright

On a Sunday evening in August 2022, Szczepan Skibicki went for a swim.

The Military Museum employee dipped into the Supraśl river in eastern Poland, something he enjoys in his free time. Skibicki learned the curves of the river, the shape of the banks and the flow of the river bottom.

But during this swim, he noticed an area that used to be covered in sediment was clear, the scummy bottom washed away, he said in a Nov. 29 Facebook post from the Military Museum of Białystok.

Below him, about four feet down, Skibicki noticed something glinting.

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