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9. 3. 1968 Polička Coin Treasure

Workers found a treasure in the shaft of one of the townhouses in Polička in 1968. It contains a total of twelve thousand Silesian coins. The town of Polička tried for years to get it from the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice. Finally, it succeeded.

8. 3. 2017

8. 3. 2017 Medieval iron boiler

An interesting find was made five years ago at a site in Znojmo where a garage was planned. It was a giant iron boiler from the tenth century. Its capacity was seventy to one hundred litres. It was preserved in its entirety.

7 Mar 2015 Searching for a terrarium root, he found a sword of a Celtic warrior

A sword from the Celtic period was found seven years ago by Miroslav Brázdil from Holešov. He was looking for a root in the forest so that he could create a new terrarium for the glassbirds. However, he discovered an artefact for which he was rewarded with ten thousand crowns.

6. 3. 2017 Medieval Cup from Brno

The beautiful cup was discovered by archaeologists five years ago in Veselá Street in Brno. It probably had a decorative and representative function. Similar specimens from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries come from Prague or Plzeň.

5. 3. 2018

5 Mar 2018 Woman hugging baby in grave

The unique grave was discovered four years ago by archaeologists in Vyškov. A woman was buried there, holding a baby close to her. The grave was located in an industrial zone and dates back to the Bronze Age.

4. 3. 1994

4. 3.1994 Sokolov jewellery treasure

Jewellery worth many millions of dollars from the 19th and 20th centuries was found in 1994 during the construction works in the courtyard of today's headquarters of the Sokolov Museum. It included a gold watch with a chain, brooches with diamonds, bracelets and a headband.

2. 3. 1962

2. 3. 1962 Jug with coins in a water trench

A jug in the shape of a treasure box containing 537 silver and gold coins was found in 1962 near the Januštice stream. A gold ducat was lying at the very top of the jar. The coins date from the 16th and 17th centuries.

1. 3. 2014

1.3.2014 Prehistoric villages in the industrial zone

Seven years ago, a new production hall was built on the outskirts of Písek in an industrial zone. At the same time, archaeologists were conducting research there. They discovered the remains of prehistoric villages. They found a total of ninety objects.

28. 2. 2015

28 Feb 2015 The treasure contained five kilograms of objects

First he saw a piece of bronze needle. But after a while, he realized that he had probably found a treasure. Tomáš Bahník came across the depot from the Early Bronze Age while walking on the edge of a field in the Rychnov region. He called archaeologists to the site.

27. 2. 2008

27 Feb 2008 The golden button was in the skull

Archaeologists discovered an extraordinary and well-crafted gold button fourteen years ago in the locality of Na Valách in Staré Město. It was hidden in the skull of a young woman who belonged to the family of a prominent great man.

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