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Books

* ''Na tropach archeologicznych tajemnic Mazowsza'' (1980) * ''Archeologia mórz'' (1982) * ''Rodowód z głębi ziemi'' (1984) * ''W poszukiwaniu Eldorado i Ziemi Obiecanej'' (1985) * ''Wyjście z kamiennego świata'' (1988) * ''Wykopaliska na pograniczu światów'' (1988) * ''Badania archeologiczne Pracowni Konserwacji Zabytków'' (1988) * ''Sezam starożytności'' (1989) * ''Odkrywcy oceanów'' (1990) * ''Archeologia podwodna'' (1991) * ''Skarby i skorupy'' (1992) * ''Świat dawnych piratów'' (1998) * ''Mazowsze nieznane'' (1999) * ''Skarby małe i duże (2001) * ''Skarby Polski'' (2002) * ''Słowiańska moc'' (2006) * ''Podolska legenda'' (2007) * ''Wielkie rozdroże'' (2008) * ''Mądrość prawieków'' (2009) * ''Wymowność rzeczy'' (2012) * ''Czy Wikingowie stworzyli Polskę?'' (2013) In 1995, Skrok also translated

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's ''The Origin of Humankind'' into Polish. (''Pochodzenie człowieka'', )

External links

;Interviews

Interview on Iskry editions' YouTube channel, 2012

Interview at the Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich, Polish Writers' Association, 2013
Teleexpress interview on "Wymowność rzeczy"
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