News - Tree Carvings Help Date World War II Site in Poland - Archaeology Magazine

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POZNAŃ, POLAND—Carvings in beech trees are helping archaeologists date World War II-era fortifications that were built between 1934 and 1944 in a forest in western Poland. Known as the Miedzyrzecz Fortification Region, the trenches were intended to defend the eastern border of the Third Reich. Da