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1. 1. 2016

1.1.2016 Tudor jewellery in the Thames

The pile of Tudor jewellery was collected by prospectors with metal detectors in England. The ornaments were gradually found in the River Thames and shown to the public five years ago. In addition to beads and studs, the hoard also contained so-called aglets.

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Polish archaeologists were shocked when they discovered a clay pot in a cornfield in December. It was filled to the brim with medieval coins. In total, they counted about 6,500 of them. That could buy a whole village. According to a preliminary hypothesis, the pot with the coins belonged to a Polish nobleman.

Watched chasing birds and found a treasure trove of Celtic gold staters for a record sum

It's like The Detectorist! A birdwatcher was watching magpies and buzzards over a freshly ploughed field when he caught a sharp glimpse of something golden. Arriving at the site, he found a 2,000-year-old Celtic coin in the mud. As he is also an avid detectorist, he went home to get his equipment and when he returned, within hours he found another 1,300 gold coins dating back to the mid-1st century. His find set a new British record...

The unique Anglo-Saxon cross from the detectorist's hoard has regained its original appearance after three years of cleaning

When Derek McLennan discovered the so-called Galloway Treasure in 2014 with his CTX 3030, it was a huge event that literally took the world by storm. Over time we were able to watch videos of the recovery of one of Scotland's greatest treasures, and later waited with baited breath for thethe CT scan of the contents of the unique Carolingian pot, from which conservators then extracted hundreds of beautiful gold and silver artefacts... And today, we're witnessing another success story: The presentation of a 9th century silver and gilded cross in its original glory.

21. 12. 2014

21.12.2014 The largest depot of Anglo-Saxon silver coins

A hoard of treasure found by a metal detectorist in Buckinghamshire on 21 December 2014 has been estimated at £1.3 million by hoarders. He discovered over five thousand silver Anglo-Saxon coins in excellent condition.

Archaeologists discover rare Viking treasure with the help of a metal detector

In 2019, evidence of a 1,500-year-old farm and a later settlement from the early to high Middle Ages was discovered in Viggbyholm, Sweden. Recently, archaeologists found a rare treasure trove of Viking silverware in one of the younger housesof Viking jewellery and coins, which they say "exceeds all expectations"...

19. 12. 2000

19.12.2000 Winchester golden treasure

The British Museum has boasted a magnificent collection of gold jewellery for twenty years. The beautiful hoard was discovered by a prospector using a metal detector in Winchester. The hoard includes necklaces, brooches and pins. The value of the find has been estimated at £350,000.

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I don't know what to write about such findings, as I am a complete beginner. In fact, I never thought I'd ever be interested in detectoring. When my partner came home with the news this February that he was going to get a detector, I found it terribly comical. When he started coming home with bits of metal that he had carefully cleaned and started describing what it might be, I started to wonder what era it might be from and what the story behind it might be...

Mushroom pickers had a harvest: one carved a silver treasure when he fell off his bike, another dug up a 3,000-year-old sword

This autumn was really rich in mushrooms. Bogusław Rumiński from the Polish village of Jezuicka Struga was also aware of this, and on 22 October he got on his bike and went mushroom picking. On the way, his front wheel got stuck in a rut and, unable to get out, Rumiński fell off. He reached out his hand to cushion his fall. When he picked himself up, he saw in his palm - together with a handful of dirt - six silver coins...

140 km from the Czech border, a unique Germanic princely grave from the time of the Migration of Nations is discovered

Between Brücken and Hackpfüffel in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, a richly furnished grave of a Germanic nobleman was found in a mound dating from 480 - 530 AD. Six women and eleven animals were buried in a circle around the prince. According to experts, this is the most important archaeological site in Germany in the last 40 years...

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