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

The oldest Christian artifact in Bulgaria and the first with the name of Christ

A silver amulet from the second half of the 2nd century or the beginning of the 3rd century was discovered in the grave of a young man at the site of the Bulgarian archaeological park Deultum-Debelt. It contains the first mention of Christ, the first sign of the cross and the first mentions of the archangels Gabriel and Michael. It is the oldest Christian amulet discovered on the territory of Bulgaria...

British government to allocate 7.5 million to Celtic coin hoard research and public engagement

The Le Catillon II treasure was discovered in 2012 by two detectorist friends, Reg Mead and Richard Mile, after searching for it for over thirty years. The coin depot, dating from around 40 BC, was eventually discovered in a field in east Jersey at a depth of just over 1m. The Crown later sold it to the Jersey Government and at the same time pledged financial support for its research and education...

A team of archaeologists and detectorists have discovered missing parts of a bucket from the ship's most famous burial

During a detector search and excavation, a team of archaeologists, conservators and volunteers from the popularTV show Time Team, the British National Trust and FAS Heritage, missing parts of a 1,500-year-old copper bucket from the famous Sutton Hoo ship burial.

Sometimes the smallest artifacts write the biggest stories

In 2015, archaeologists began systematically exploring one of the most interesting sites in England, known as Must Farm. The former village of around 60 inhabitants was built on pylons over water around 850 BC. About a year later it was completely destroyed by fire and the whole village sank to the bottom of a shallow muddy river. Thanks to the ideal conditions without access to oxygen, the site has remained almost intact to this day. The recent discovery there literally took the experts' breath away.

Missing treasures from the British Museum were sold by its curator

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...

Aboriginal rituals have been practiced continuously since at least the end of the last ice age

Archaeologists from Monash University, in collaboration with the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC), have discovered evidence of continuously practiced rituals dating back to the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 11,000 to 12,000 years ago, that are still known today.

A 4,500-year-old tomb reveals the secrets of the last phase of the formation of the "European genome"

Analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old common tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes near the French city of Troyes has yielded new and surprising information: The final stage of European genome formation between migrants from the steppes and the natives is still present in many modern Europeans...

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

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

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

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...