A wooden crate filled with Judaica items was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a synagogue in Malopolska, Poland, according to The Jewish Chronicle.

Archaeologists were digging a small test hole at the old, 1750 synagogue in Wieliczka when they found a fragment of decaying wood. After removing layers of earth, they uncovered a wooden crate. Inside were 350 objects, including a silver Torah crown, yad, a silver cup, five candlesticks; rimonim to decorate the top of Torah roller handles, and items from the WWI era.

The artifacts will be examined for any legible inscriptions that may provide information about individuals in the community and names of donors.

Michal Wojenka of the Institute of Archaeology of Jagiellonian University, who was supervising the excavation, said his group would keep investigating to try to discover under what circumstances the chest was buried. Anti-Jewish riots were reported in 1889 and again in 1906. In 1921, 1,135 Jews lived in the town. A few Holocaust survivors returned after WWII.