Finds and rescue research abroad

Subcategories

• 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

750 years old treasure of bractheat

In Szprotawa, Poland, a treasure trove of medieval bracket coins from the second half of the 13th century was discovered during a rescue archaeological research. These are the so-called broad Silesian brakteats, which were originally stacked "in rollers" and then put into a tightly tied linen bag.

A detectorist has discovered a totally unique medieval seal

A medieval seal die with several unique and previously unknown elements has been discovered in a field near Horsham St Faith, north of Norwich in south-east England, using a metal detector. The massive silver and gilt seal dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. It opens a window into the past, when everyday life was linked to religious practices and personal spirituality.

"Pompeii of the North" revealed a treasure trove of coins and gems

A treasure trove of rare silver and bronze coins from the end of the 1st century BC was recently discovered at the archaeological site of ancient Claterna. The collection consists of more than 3 000 coins and 50 gems, many of which were decorated with images of ancient Roman deities and important buildings.

The mystery of Egyptian treasures on the grounds of a Scottish school

In 1952, a student at the private Dalhousie School at Melville House was punished with menial garden work. While hoeing a flower bed, he came across what looked like a potato. But instead of a tasty eggplant-like tuber, he discovered a 4,000-year-old Egyptian masterpiece. It was the first artifact of 18 others discovered by various schoolchildren over the next 30 years.

Phallic chimes from the Roman period

A winged Roman phallic chime with precise details and in complete condition was discovered last week on the site of the former Roman city of Viminacium in Serbia. It is only the second Roman tintinnabulum in Viminacium, and the only one found in its original archaeological context.

Elephant riddle from Sweden

We have an enquiry from the Swedish museum Blekinge about a find on LP. It is probably a brooch/clasp. A similar one was found during excavations in Sweden and they are trying to find more information.

5 600 year old pot full of beads

Archaeologists from the "Oriental" department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Institute of Archaeology at Jordán University have been investigating the foundations of a house on the site of a late Copper Age settlement at Tell Hujayrat al-Ghuzlan in Jordan. In the process, they found an unusual jar containing thousands of beads made of clay, bone and shell...

They went "to war" in Poland, discovered a treasure trove of gold coins

Three detectorists searched for World War II remains in a forest near Szczecin in northwestern Poland. They were expecting some buttons, discarded items, maybe badges and maybe a few coins. But instead they came across an unprecedented hoard of American and Russian gold coins from the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

Recreational diver discovers up to 50,000 4th century Roman coins

Off the north-eastern coast of Sardinia, a huge collection of tens of thousands of coins dating from around 340 AD was found on the seabed near the town of Arzachena. Nearly all of them are in very good condition, and even the worse ones are all still legible today.