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British government to allocate 7.5 million to Celtic coin hoard research and public engagement

The Le Catillon II treasure was discovered in 2012 by two detectorist friends, Reg Mead and Richard Mile, after searching for it for over thirty years. The coin depot, dating from around 40 BC, was eventually discovered in a field in east Jersey at a depth of just over 1m. The Crown later sold it to the Jersey Government and at the same time pledged financial support for its research and education...

The most valuable finds when searching with metal detectors

For many years now, detectorists around the world have been discovering treasures of national, European and even global significance. Often they are also interestingly "valued" financially. Particularly in England, Wales and Scotland, where finds are subject to the Crown and under certain conditions can bebe declared treasure and sold to museums, with the financial reward shared between the finder and the landowner. The following detector discoveries are among the most valuable ever...

A 3,000-year-old bronze treasure was discovered in northern Bohemia

A treasure from the Middle Bronze Age was discovered near Budyně nad Ohří. A set of nineteen bronze objects consisting of tools, weapons and jewellery was discovered in a field on the outskirts of the town by a detectorist who handed the artefacts over to the Podřipské Museum in Roudnice nad Labem...

Million-dollar hoard: early medieval coins one of the biggest detector finds of the last decade

An exceptional treasure of early medieval denarii from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries was discovered in the Kutná Hora region. The first coins were found by a woman walking in a field. Archaeologists were called in and used metal detectors to find more. In total, more than 2,150 coins were discovered, probably minted in the Prague mint from imported silver...

Celtic treasure of twelve gold coins found by metal detector

Greetings to all treasure hunters! I found the Celtic Staters at the end of January. If you read this article to the end, you may understand why I turned in the staters and admitted to finding them with a detector. I think sticking to the Treasure Hunter's Ten Commandments has always been my credo in detecting. The whole thing was actually triggered by a lecture on gold jewellery found near Mšeč and Řevničov given by the archaeologist Katerina Blažková with whom I have long worked.

Detectives found the robber's gold and silver treasure

The Polish detector group Świętokrzyska Grupa Eksploracyjna has discovered several hoards of silver and gold coins associated with the infamous "adventurer", false prophet and robber Antoni Jaczewski, who made his fortune on the superstition of people seeking a cure during a plague epidemic..

Two unique detector finds worth millions stolen from museum

One of the largest gold neckpieces from the Bronze Age, worth CZK 6.4 million, was stolen. On Tuesday 7. May 7, thieves broke into the Ely Museum in the early hours of the morning and purposely stole two meatIn addition to the necklace, there was also a heavy gold bracelet from the Bronze Age. Experts fear that the objects will be melted down and their cultural and historical value will disappear forever...

Good Friday

Since we've had several searchers here the last couple of days going on a search for Bigfoot treasures, I have to write a little something about it. Since it seems most people only know half the truth...

Pirate treasure off the coast of Ecuador - a treasure that gives hope

It is one thing to go out into a field with a detector and hope for a nice find, it is quite another to hunt for a specific historical treasure. I have described and dissected two famous Nazi treasures here already, and in both cases I was forced to conclude that the treasure was most likely not there, or that it had already been selected. This is unfortunately the case with the vast majority of all treasures that are spoken or written about. Fortunately, not all...

Detectorist discovers unique depot of broad bronze axes

A 3,500-year-old treasure trove of five rare Bronze Age axes has been discovered in the Starogard forest area of Kociewie, Poland. The collection is the first of its kind in Poland, surpassing previous individual finds in its extent and preservation.

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