A team of archaeologists from ArcheoScan has unearthed a unique medieval tombstone depicting a knight during an excavation in the historic center of Gdańsk, Poland. The tombstone was unearthed in Śródmieście I, the city’s most important archaeological site, located between Czopowa, Sukiennicza, and Grodzka streets.
The site has been of interest for years because it once housed a wooden church that was built around 1140 and later a brick castle, constructed between 1335 and 1341 by the German religious and military order known as the Teutonic Knights, established during the Crusades. The castle was subsequently destroyed by Gdańsk residents in 1454.
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While the knight’s identity remains unknown, the richness of the grave indicates that he was no ordinary man. “Given the value of the chainmail armor, the sword, and the knight’s position, standing straight with a raised sword, he was likely a commander or ruler,” Kurzyńska said.
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