A city believed to have been built 2,000 years ago and inhabited entirely by Semites, was excavated in Poland by Polish archaeologists after two years of work, it was announced here today.
The announcement created a great sensation in scientific circles here. It is expected that archaeologists from England and France will arrive here to inspect the finding unearthed.
The excavation was conducted on a hill in the vicinity of Wloczlawek, Central Poland. The archaeologists unearthed twenty – two houses, built like log cabins, each approximately forty kilometers long and all without windows.
The Polish scientists discovered inside the houses many utensils made of stone, copper and the bones of animals. Sketches found in these houses proved definitely that the inhabitants were of the Semitic race.
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