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

"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.

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.

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.

Stone with mysterious Bronze Age markings is the oldest map of Europe

The stone "slab of Saint-Belec" was discovered in 1900 on the site of a prehistoric burial ground in Finistère as part of a grave lining. It lay in the cellars of the chateau for many decades before being rediscovered in 2014. Experts were unsure of its significance for a long time, until in 2021 it was declared the oldest map of Europe, and since then scientists have been trying to decipher its symbols. Now they have found more fragments with new symbols.

Carrots replaced by a rare treasure trove of Bronze Age jewellery

An amateur archaeologist - a volunteer worker found with his metal detector in a freshly harvestedm and ploughed carrot field near Güttingen, Switzerland, a 3,500-year-old hoard of ladies' jewellery. It contains gold and bronze ornaments, rings, amber beads and many other items.

Study reveals Europe's oldest woven baskets and sandals

Mesolithic baskets woven from grass were discovered in a deep cave in southwestern Spain more than a century ago. Thanks to the stable conditions of the cave, the baskets have been preserved in their original state, practically looking as if they were made only yesterday. They have now been found to be 9,500 years old; making them the oldest surviving baskets in Europe.

Waterworks worker discovers beautiful golden neckpieces from the Iron Age

In Cavandia, northwestern Spain, an inspecting waterman found gold neckpieces dating from the 5th to 2nd centuries BC. They are characterised by their high quality and variety of goldsmithing techniques and decorative motifs. It is the most important necklace find in Asturias and one of the most important discoveries of Iron Age Spain.

He found a unique Celtic iris, refused to sell it

Detectorist Michael Schwaiger discovered a Celtic gold coin with a star pattern in the middle in a cornfield on the banks of the Lech River near Denklingen, Bavaria. Only three other irises marked in this way are known, and this is the first and so far the only one with a verified discovery site.

Roman siege camp under the fortress of Ulaka

The last archaeological research of our Slovenian internship took place near Lake Cerknica in the south-west of the country. One of the two Roman siege camps, located 300 m northwest of the fort itself, was investigated.

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