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Nálezy detektorem a archeologie v Itálii, Francii, Holandsku atd.

Eight-year-old girl discovers a very rare Stone Age dagger in the schoolyard

Little Elise was playing outside the school when she discovered a 3,700-year-old flint dagger from the Neolithic period. The discovery immediately attracted a lot of attention; it is a very rare find in Norway, as flint does not occur naturally here...

He found over 2,000-year-old Roman coins worth hundreds of thousands; he gave up the reward

While collecting mushrooms, he discovered a hoard of 175 Roman silver denarii from the period between 157 and 82 BC. These are mostly intact and remarkably well-preserved coins. It is an extremely rare archaeological find - it represents one of the few intact coin sets of the Republican era...

Celtic scissors, fibula, sword and other objects of pyrotechnics discovered in Munich

A burial site from the Celtic period was found during construction work in the Sendling district of Munich. Some of the graves had very high quality equipment, including 2300-year-old, well-preserved scissors whose blades are still sharp and, according to experts, "could still be used today..."

Bronze swords, spears, jewellery and other objects in a 3,000-year-old Mycenaean tomb

At the end of last year, archaeologists found three bronze swords from the Mycenaean period. The discovery was made during excavations of a 12th to 11th century BC tomb on the Peloponnesian plateau of Trapezus. In addition to the unique swords, the tomb also contained numerous vases, necklaces, gold wreaths of the bucranas type, sealing stones, beads, glass and faience, gold and rock crystal.

Detectorist finds unique treasure with gold earrings from the 11th century

The Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) has unveiled a unique treasure, the beautifulmedieval gold jewellery and silver coins discovered in 2021 by historian and detectorist Lorenzo Ruijter. After notifying the regional heritage authorities, he had to keep the discovery secret for two years before the collection was cleaned and conserved and his sensational find could be presented to the public.

The third walk with a detector brought a novice detectorist a treasure from the 13th century

A treasure trove of 800-year-old coins and jewellery has been discovered near the ancient Viking city of Haithabu on the Jutland peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The assemblage was found by detectorist-in-training Nicki Andreas Steinmann on only his third detector trip with his training instructor.

Austrian Find of the Century: Celtic gold and silver from Bohemia

A unique treasure trove of Celtic gold and silver jewellery and coins has been discovered in Austria. The sensational find may have been deposited as an offering to the gods in the 1st century BC. The main artefact of the assemblage is a solid gold tusk necklace, as well as a gold bracelet, four ornate gold rings and silver Boeotian coins.

A hitherto unknown part of the history of the mysterious Voynich manuscript revealed

The hitherto undeciphered medieval Voynich manuscript reveals new and interesting information. Written in an unknown language, by an unknown author, containing mysterious illustrations, the book has defied all scholars, scientists and supercomputers for 600 years. The history of the manuscript's ownership is also full of mystery. Emperor Rudolf II was thought to be the first owner, but a new study points to at least one earlier owner.

The largest French hoard of Roman coins

A hoard of four thousand Roman coins from a sunken 2nd century merchant ship has been exhibited for the first time as a whole at the Museum of Aquitaine in Bordeux. The collection lay at the bottom of the Garonne River. Since the first discoveries in the 1960s, other coins have been found repeatedly, not only in the vicinity of the river, but also in building material or in the walls of houses that were built from river material. The latest coin so far was turned in last week...

A Nazi map with "clues to the treasure" has been declassified

In the Netherlands, documents with "clues to a treasure not yet found" have been published. The map, which some believe may refer to the location of the rich Nazi loot, is among secret documents now being made public for the first time...

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