08 DECEMBRE 2017 NEWS: Roztoki Górne - Pyu city -
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POLOGNE – 
Roztoki Górne - The highest situated earthwork (earth fortification) in Poland is located in the Bieszczady Mountains in Roztoki Górne at an altitude of 908 m. It dates back more than 200 years, to the time of the Confederation of Bar - established scientists. In a straight line, the earth structure measures over 340 m. It consists of one defensive line. According to the discoverers it is a tenaille field fortification with typical features of eighteenth-century fortifications. The fortifications were built by the Bar confederates in 1769. Some historians consider this armed union of the Polish nobility the first Polish national uprising. According to the discoverers, this is the highest situated earthwork in Poland - it is located at 908 m above sea level. Until now, the highest situated known structure of this type was the earthwork under the top of Mt. Jeleniec (902 m above sea level) in the Sudetes.
MYANMAR – 
Pyu city - River erosion on December 5 unearthed remains of an ancient Pyu city in Mandalay Region. The Samone River carried away about six feet (1.8 metres) of land in Nabekan village in Wundwin Township and exposed skeletal remains, urns containing bone pieces and parts of a structure thought to be a city wall. An expert in Myanmar cultural architecture, Win Maung, dated the remnants at between 1st and 5th century AD. “I’m sure the remains belong to a Pyu city which lived near the sea between 1st and 5th century AD,” said Win Maung. “It might be a fort city that guarded a greater city.” Silt deposition by the river apparently buried the remnants of the old city, he speculated. The unearthed fort city probably predated the Bagan Empire and the southeastern wall might be carried away by the river, The city could be one of the earliest fort cities, established between 1st and 5th century AD, and later moved to the Inkhangyi area
