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30. 11. 2012

November 30, 2012 Jílovský treasure contained 3662 coins

Nine years ago, 3,662 coins were discovered during excavations on a farm near Jílové near Prague. The depot contained Prague grosz and 3 krejcars. Someone probably hid it at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Detectorist finds 2,000-year-old hoard of gold Celtic irises

The detector find by an amateur archaeologist is the first Celtic gold hoard discovered in Brandenburg and the second largest found in Germany. According to experts, "the value of the ancient treasure must have been immense", archaeologists are talking about the find of a lifetime.

19. 11. 1980

19.11.1980 Seuso Treasure

At the end of 1980, the corpse of archaeologist József Sümegh was discovered in a cellar on Köszár Hill, where he had committed suicide. He is said to have discovered about forty silver artefacts, including large wrought-iron bowls, jars and other decorated vessels. The so-called Seuso treasure was recovered by Hungary six years ago.

They got millions of pounds for the biggest hoard of coins

A multi-million pound reward has finally been reaped by a pair of metal detectorists who discovered the largest Celtic coin hoard of all time in Jersey in 2012. The hoard eventually contained nearly seventy thousand coins.

Axe and ceremonial dagger from the Bronze Age

Cai Antoney recently discovered a Bronze Age axe and dagger in Shropshire. He made the discovery during an organised search involving three dozen people. He found the treasure while walking back to his car.

7. 11. 2012

7.11.2012 Treasure of Líšt'any

The bronze treasure was found nine years ago in a field near Líšt'any. It contained 105 objects from the older Bronze Age. They come from the so-called Unetic culture, i.e. from about four thousand years ago. The depot was discovered by a pair of prospectors with metal detectors.

The Celtic treasure contained 300 coins

Three years after its discovery, the public will apparently finally be able to see the Celtic treasure discovered by a trio of metal detectorists in the New Forest in England. The hoard contained nearly 300 Celtic coins. The museum must raise £37,500 to buy the hoard.

3. 11. 2006

3 Nov 2006 Brothers find over a thousand silver coins

The discovery of the Viking treasure was announced fifteen years ago by Swedish archaeologists. Over a thousand silver coins from the period of the Vikingers were discovered on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea by two brothers.

2. 11. 2014

2.11.2014 Viking treasure from Bedale

The beautiful Viking artefacts known as Bedale Hoard were restored seven years ago and restored to their original beauty. The objects, believed to date from the early 10th century, were discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire.

Luxury grave goods from around the known Bronze Age world found in Cyprus

Archaeologists in the Cypriot town of Hala Sultan Tekke near Larnaca have uncovered a two-chambered tomb from the Late Bronze Age. The tomb dates from 1400 to 1300 BC. It contained a rich assortment of more than 500 pieces of imported luxury goods made of gold, silver, bronze, ivory, precious stones and richly decorated vessels from many cultures across the Mediterranean, the likes of which have never been found in Cyprus before.

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