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• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Velké Británii a Irsku 225
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• Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů v mořích a oceanech 29

Under the 14th century castle tower, they discovered a 900-year-old gold ring that is unparalleled

An extremely rare find was discovered at the Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków in the form of an early medieval gold ring from the 11th century with two opposing faces. Few gold rings from this period have been found in Poland so far, the "Wawel ring" is the first ever with an anthropomorphic depiction of...

Long stone mound found at the bottom of the Baltic, may be the oldest megalithic structure in Europe

At the bottom of the Gulf of Mecklenburg in northern Germany, scientists have discovered a stone mound nearly a kilometre long and up to 11,000 years old. It was probably used for hunting reindeer or other animals, and it is probably the oldest megalithic structure in Europe.

Food remains in ceramic pots what did they eat in northern and central Europe 5,000 years ago?

Researchers from Kiel University have demonstrated in the first archaeobotanical study of burnt food remains on the surface of ceramicpottery on the surface of ceramic vessels to show how varied and tasty the food prepared in East Holstein was 5,000 years ago...

Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

Around 9 700 years ago, Mesolithic hunters and gatherers camped on the western coast of Scandinavia. The group included youngsters who chewed resin. Thirty years ago, research at the same site revealed 1,849 flint artefacts and 115 pieces of resin. Now, their DNA analysis has yielded fascinating and detailed information about what the youngsters were eating on that day 9,700 years ago, the state of their teeth and oral microbiome, or where their ancestors came from...

In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

Archaeologists from National Geographic have discovered a beautiful royal jade mask from the mid-4th century at Chochkitam near Petén, Guatemala. It survived looting by looters and was stored in the pyramid's burial chamber. Experts have deciphered the inscriptions and identified its owner and the god it represents.

Golden treasure in the flint cavity

The British Museum's latest PAS Annual Report states that for 2022, the most treasures have been reported since the Portable Antiquities Scheme was launched. A total of 53,000 archaeological finds were reported and of these, 1,378 cases met the definition of treasure, including a very interesting hoard of gold Celtic staters in a flint 'box'...

A hunter discovers a treasure trove of iron weapons from the Roman period

A set of iron weapons from the Roman period was found in a forest near Hrubieszów, Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. At the beginning of January they were accidentally discovered by a forester Mateusz Filipowicz and his friends. They first noticed one heavily rusted object with a crust lying in the mud disturbed by heavy forestry equipment. When Mateusz pulled it out, more appeared underneath...

Archaeologists find mysterious Roman dodecahedron - no one knows what it was used for

In the small village of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, a very rare Roman twelve-pointed stone has been found. Only about 130 of these copper alloy examples have been discovered in Europe, ironically only in the provinces, never in Rome itself. In England it is only the thirty-third twelve-walled stone, none having been discovered in its original context until now.

Half a millionth find of 5th century Roman coins did not end up in a museum

In December, a collection of 73 Roman coins was auctioned, including an extremely rare coin with a phoenix on a globe. The entire set was discovered by an anonymous detectorist while legally searching farmland in Norfolk. The auction fetched over £15,000, or about 427,000 crowns.