Finds and rescue research abroad

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• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Velké Británii a Irsku 225
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Skandinávii 62
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem v západní Evropě 160
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů ve východní Evropě 65
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem na blízkém východě 57
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem v Číně 16
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů v Rusku 3
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů v USA, severní a jižní Americe 37
• Nálezy v Asii a Oceánii 8
• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů v mořích a oceanech 29

Pole finds unique Bronze Age treasure in Scotland with metal detector; unparalleled in the world

The National Museum of Scotland unveiled a unique collection of Bronze Age objects last week. The so-called Peebles Hoard, with more than five hundred artefacts and elements of intricate decoration, many of which were previously unknown, was discovered in 2020 by Polish detectorist Mariusz Stępień. The collection, dating from between 1,000 and 800 BC, is one of Scotland's most important treasures in history, according to experts.

A hoard of medieval silver coins near a castle in Devon

Late last year, members of the detectorist society "The Teignbridge History Finders" from Newton Abbot discovered a hoard of silver coins in a field about a mile from Okehampton Castle. It was one of their first ever expeditions. Now the find has been declared a treasure and offered to museums for purchase...

Nonprofit buys detector treasure for more than $100 million

The South West Heritage Trust has purchased a treasure trove of 2,584 silver coins dating back to the Norman Conquest of England for the nation. The set, discovered by seven detectorists in the Chew Valley in Somerset, was sold for an asking price of £4.3 million (about 130.5 million crowns). It is the most expensive treasure purchase ever made in England; more expensive than the world-famous Staffordshire hoard...

Inspiration from Norway for prospectors with metal detectors in the Czech Republic

A friend from Ireland sent us a little inspiration from a friend in Norway, where metal detector finds are now on display, including a description of the usefulness of such a collaboration in a national museum.

Returning from the field 5 metres from the car, he discovered a life coin worth hundreds of thousands

Retired builder Paul Capewell from Selston in Nottinghamshire has been searching with a metal detector for more than 40 years. He started as a youngster with his father. Now he has found the rarest coin of his life so far in a field where he has been searching for 20 years...

12 000 years under the prison

In Dalköping, near Trelleborg, Sweden, an extensive archaeological survey was carried out at the site of a planned prison facility. It uncovered evidence of settlement across many periods; the oldest dating back 12 000 years. Among the most valuable finds was a richly furnished Bronze Age cairn of an elite woman...

Treasure of 1000 years old silver Viking coins of several rulers

A hoard of 36 silver coins dating from the 10th to 11th centuries was discovered on the Isle of Man this May. They were found on private land by friends John Crowe and David O'Hare using metal detectors. The set was declared a treasure last week. Officials thanked the detectorists, saying they appreciated their cooperation.

New evidence of the oldest battle in Europe - some warriors came from Moravia

3,300 years ago, a great bloody conflict took place at the Tollensee River in the valley of the same name in northeastern Germany. Recently, a detailed analysis of bronze and flint arrowheads has produced evidence that a large of the warriors came from more southerly areas, particularly present-day Bavaria and Moravia.

A hoard of coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries as the first evidence of the Jewish revolt in Lod

Some time ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) presented the discovery of the remains of a Jewish public building in Lod, the former ancient city of Lydda in the middle of present-day Israel. Among the most significant finds in the building are impressive stone and marble artifacts; Greek, Hebrew and Latin inscriptions and a hoard of silver and bronze coins dating from the violent suppression of the Jewish revolt...

Archaeologist finds a hoard of Iron Age and Roman coins, now auctioned for several million

748 gold and silver coins from the period between 206 BC and 47 AD, Sixty-three coins from the hoard have since been claimed by three museums and the remaining coins have now been sold at auction.