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Cooperation between archaeologists and detectorists: an unprecedented early medieval silver figurine on a Slavic

Archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with detectorists from the Pasja Association, discovered several hundred medievalfragments of pottery, shells, arrowheads and spearheads, as well as a unique silver statue of a man, which is unparalleled at least in Central Europe...

Rare 3,000-year-old grave of woman with unusually heavy bronze jewellery discovered in Siberia

Archaeologists in the Republic of Khakassia in southern Siberia have discovered a richly furnished female tomb with a number of massive, heavy bronze jewels made specifically for funerary purposes. The grave lay near a stone cairn, dating from the 8th to 10th centuries BC.

23. 7. 2016

23. 7. 2016 Shrine with carved faces

An interesting discovery was made five years ago in Bulgaria, where there is a sanctuary with huge faces carved into the rocks. Experts say it's about five thousand years old. It is located near the town of Sarnitsa.

13. 7. 2012

13 Jul 2012 Water fall reveals hundreds of years old robbery

Polish archaeologists got a unique view nine years ago. There was so little water in the Vistula River that they uncovered historical gems that had been lying on the bottom for years. They came from a theft.

7. 7. 2005

7. 7. 2005 Fifteen thousand gold objects

Eleven years ago, Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an unprecedented golden treasure near the village of Dabene. It is located about 120 kilometres from Sofia. The depot contained fifteen thousand small and exquisitely crafted gold objects.

Detectorists have found a rare set of Carolingian silver coins, possibly from a Viking ransom

In a field near the town of Biskupiec in northeastern Poland, detectorists have discovered a treasure trove of silver coins from the Carolingian period. The roughly 1,200-year-old coin set may have been part of a historic ransom to protect Paris from a Viking invasion.

40 kilogram cannonball

In Wroclaw, Poland, a tram line to Popowice is currently under construction. Workers found an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century cannonball on the site. Similar projectiles were used on naval ships.

20. 5. 2016

20. 5. 2016 The tunnel the Jews dug with spoons

In 2016, archaeologists discovered a legendary tunnel dug by Jews during the Holocaust in the hope of escaping the Nazis. It is located in the forests near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

17. 5. 2017

17. 5. 2017 Medieval sword discovered in a swamp

An incredible discovery was made by a Polish builder who was cleaning a swamp in the town of Hrubieszów. He found a 13th-century sword in incredibly good condition.

A former police officer discovered 2,150-year-old silver coins worth over half a million crowns

A treasure of 68 silver coins from 158-150 BC was found near the Romanian village of Radomiresti. With the help of a metal detector, a retired police officer, now an amateur detector and a collaborator of the district museum, discovered them on March 13. According to experts, the finder will be rewarded for an exemplary procedure.

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