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N8lezy detektory a archeologické výzkumy ve Velké Británii a Irsku

14. 3. 2013

14 Mar 2013 Treasure hunter finds Roman lead coffin

The ancient Roman coffin was discovered nine years ago in Leicestershire by a treasure hunter. It was made of lead and experts say it's worth around £200,000. It probably belonged to a wealthy Roman family.

Stolen valuable Darwin notebooks were anonymously returned in a pink gift bag

A pink gift bag was recently found on the floor of a public area of Cambridge University Library. Inside was a custom-made archive box containing 2 notebooks protected by food-grade foil. It was soon discovered that these were Charles Darwin's notebooks stolen over 20 years ago. Inside was a printed message: Happy Easter.

A 15-year-old girl found a nearly two-thousand-year-old Roman ring, a 13-year-old found a bronze depot

Jessica Millington found a 3rd century Roman silver ring with a red carnelian in August 2020. It depicts Nemesis, the goddess of righteous retribution. She is one of the next successful finders of the new emerging generation of British detectorists...

Roofer finds medieval gold cross with detector, sells it at auction for hundreds of thousands

The so-called Throckenholt cross from the detector find was heading to auction with a maximum estimate of £8,000. But in the end, the gold medieval cross sold at auction for much more than anyone had estimated.

England recognises detectorists' contribution: medieval pendant millionth public find

A pendant discovered at Binbrook, Lincolnshire, has become the millionth reported archaeological discovery by the public. A report by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) says that nearly 50,000 artefacts were reported in the last year, 91% of which were metal detector finds, with around one in 50 being declared treasure.

20 Feb 2013 Rare coin in a matchbox

Fifty years after the owner's death, a rare half-cent has been found in the UK. It was in a matchbox. Only 1,400 of these coins were ever made. In 2013, the half-cent found sold for £225,700.

A detectorist found a very rare medieval gold brooch - a prayer amulet

A unique medieval gold brooch with inscriptions from 1150 to 1350 AD has been discovered in Wiltshire, England, with the help of a metal detector. The jewel is exceptional in its quality workmanship, impeccable styling and above all its double meaning - the text depicts a prayer written in Latin and also an abbreviation of a Hebrew incantation that was supposed to protect against evil powers...

He discovered a Roman ring with a detector he got from Santa Claus

Mike Burke (54) discovered a 2000-year-old Roman ring in the front garden of his house in Cornwall. He managed to find it with a metal detector he got for Christmas from his wife. The jewel depicts Ceres - the Roman goddess of crops and grain.

Detector find of medieval gold coin can be sold for 4 million crowns

An extremely rare coin made of 23-carat gold was discovered with the help of a metal detector in 2019. The coroner later declared it a treasure. Because museums have not shown interest in the coin, it may be sold privately - it will be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb on March 8. It is expected to fetch around £140,000, or about 4 million crowns...

Over 20,000 archaeological sites in Britain are threatened by global warming

Many of Britain's archaeological sites are under severe threat from climate change, according to a study by the Universities of Teesside and Northumbria: Peat bogs, which protect artefacts from the air, are drying out due to rising temperatures. Thousands of archaeological artefacts preserved for thousands of years are at risk of irreversible destruction.

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