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19. 3. 2007

19 Mar 2007 Treasure of 545 Celtic coins

Fifteen years ago, archaeologists discovered the remains of a large farm in the French village of Laniscat, which had been in operation since the third century BC. They subsequently unearthed 545 Celtic coins made by the Gauls.

18. 3. 2016

3/18/2016 Digging pool, found 312 coins

Six years ago, the owner of a plot of land in Kostolné Kračany, Slovakia, dug up a coin hoard while working on a new swimming pool. The ceramic container contained exactly 312 silver coins. Specifically, there were silver thalers, half and quarter dollars and fifteen kreutzers.

17. 3. 2016

17 Mar 2016 They were repairing pipes, found 600 kilos of treasure

The incredible treasure was discovered six years ago by workers in Seville while repairing a water pipe. They found 600 kilograms of coins in 19 amphorae. The plates bore the likenesses of Maximian and Constantine.

16. 3. 2009

16 Mar 2009 Treasure from the 18th century found under the latrine

The container containing 4.5 kilograms of coins was found under a dry toilet by a builder from Šurany in southern Slovakia. The money dates back to the rebellion of Francis II. Rákóczi. Experts eventually counted 1,725 copper coins.

15 Mar 2016 Kilo of gold Viking bracelets

Six years ago, two men and a woman discovered a magnificent Viking treasure with the help of metal detectors. Nearly a kilo of gold bracelets were found in Denmark. The value? Experts say it's priceless.

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.

3/13/1938 Statue discovered by the Nazis made of meteorite

In the 1930s, a Nazi expedition discovered a statue carved from a very valuable meteorite. It's believed to be about a thousand years old and has a swastika on its belly. The statue weighs ten kilograms and stands 24 centimetres tall.

12. 3.2011 He dug military trenches in his garden

Andrew Robertshaw from Surrey, UK, dug the 18-metre-long trenches in his garden. It's a perfect replica of the First World War. The military historian and teacher was helped to build the trenches by friends who had returned from Afghanistan.

11. 3. 2011

11. 3. 2011 Celtic huts with oven on the square in Bechyně

Eleven years ago, experts from the Hussite Museum in Tábor found an archaeological gem in Bechyně. They came across the remains of Celtic huts in the local square. They included a furnace, which the archaeologists also discovered.

10 Mar 2013 Silver coins in leather shoe

A total of 477 silver coins from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were discovered by archaeologists nine years ago when they carried out a survey during the renovation of a house that was formerly the town hall in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The coins were hidden in a leather shoe.

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