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Missing treasures from the British Museum were sold by its curator

Missing treasures from the British Museum were sold by its curator

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The FBI's US investigative agency has targeted the sale of hundreds of treasures from the British Museum to American buyers. The British Museum reported last year that at least 1,500 gems, jewels and other items from its collections had disappeared, been stolen or damaged. The museum claims a curator sold them, causing at least 3 million crowns worth of damage...
A 1700-year-old hoard of silver coins from the last Jewish revolt of antiquity

A 1700-year-old hoard of silver coins from the last Jewish revolt of antiquity

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In the ancient city of Lydda (today's Lod) near Tel Aviv, a rare silver treasure was discoveredand bronze coins from the period of the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule. The coins, dating from between 221 and 354, were found during excavations of the ruins of a public building dating from the late Roman and early Byzantine periods, the first evidence of a Jewish uprising in the city...
Medieval set of liturgical silverware and a hoard of silver coins

Medieval set of liturgical silverware and a hoard of silver coins

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Last autumn, archaeologists from the Hungarian National Museum discovered the remains of a three-aisled basilica of a former Benedictine abbey and an older rotunda during a test excavation. This year they returned to the site in Tomajmonostora in eastern Hungary with the aim of thoroughly investigating the site. In the process, they found a medieval grave from the 13th to 14th centuries with the skeletal remains of a man holding a silver chalice and a communion bowl.
He found a 2,000-year-old Celtic figurine, sold it at auction

He found a 2,000-year-old Celtic figurine, sold it at auction

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At Little Chishill in Cambridgeshire, detectorist Bob Jemmett managed to discover a unique Celtic bronze fertility figurine from the 1st century 6 years ago. He found it in a freshly ploughed field during a mass detector expedition. He reported the discovery to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and after subsequent investigation it was returned to him, stating that it did not qualify as a treasure. This Friday, it was offered at auction...
Scientists find world's oldest surviving wine

Scientists find world's oldest surviving wine

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In 2019, a circular 1st-century mausoleum with rich grave goods was discovered during the renovation of a house in Carmona, Spain. Among other things, a glass ashtray urn containing a strange reddish liquid. The liquid, preserved after 2,000 years, is a "miracle" in itself, but the liquid has now been analysed and found to contain wine. The world's oldest wine...
2,000-year-old mounds with gold jewels on the Silk Road

2,000-year-old mounds with gold jewels on the Silk Road

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Archaeologists have discovered burial mounds with rich equipment in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. Among the artefacts were gold jewellery, weapons and arrowheads or everyday objects. All from the period of the virtually unknown Kangju state between the 5th century BC and the 4th century AD.
Monumental 4,000-year-old stone building in the shape of a labyrinth

Monumental 4,000-year-old stone building in the shape of a labyrinth

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The excavation of soil for the construction of the radar system of the new airport on the top of Papoura hill, northwest of the Cretan town of Kastelli, revealed a monumental circular structure dating back to the Bronze Age. Scientists do not yet know what it was used for. The magnificent work is attributed to the Minoan civilization, unparalleled in the archaeological record...
Farmer discovers 1,000-year-old rare Viking sword type Ulfberht

Farmer discovers 1,000-year-old rare Viking sword type Ulfberht

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While cultivating a field that had not been ploughed for many years on a family farm in Suldal in south-western Norway, local farmer Øyvind Tveitane Lovra and his son discovered a rare Viking sword. Lovra initially thought it was part of an old piece of farming equipment, but upon closer examination he recognised the torso of a Viking weapon in the object. Only 170 swords of this type have been discovered in the whole of Europe.

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