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Detectorist finds very rare 3,000-year-old ceremonial axe

This February, an extremely valuable discovery of Bronze Age artefacts was made in Kallerup, Denmark, using a metal detector. The discovery was made by a volunteer worker at the county museum's archaeological ..

Contents of Galloway Viking treasure pot finally revealed!

Scottish detectorist Derek McLennan discovered a unique Viking treasure some time ago, consisting of many pieces of silver, gold and other artefacts, including a magnificent pot with previously hidden contents. However, that finally changed last week when the contents were finally removed and made public after being preserved by experts following previous scanning. What was hidden in the pot took the breath away from even the most experienced experts...

Keleč Treasure

In a dangerous and turbulent time, after the death of Prince Boleslav III, around 1002, an unknown merchant wandered through our country. For reasons known only to himself, he buried and hid his fortune in this place, perhaps to retrieve it when the danger passed. It never happened...

Beautiful torques found by 59-year-old metal detectorist

After forty years of searching, Maurice Richdson has found a magnificent metal detector torques, the price of which has soared to £350,000. But bad weather could have put a damper on everything...

Housewife finds gold treasure with metal detector after seven years of searching

After nearly seven years of searching in fields and beaches with a metal detector, housewife Maria Hannaby has found a rare treasure.

Treasure of Štěchovice I.

It is incredible how far the threshold of human imagination reaches. And so many legends have been circulating about the Štěchovice treasure. In this article we will try to summarize at least the basic ones. In the next part, we will provide detailed topographical data and look at the place that was last marked as a guaranteed deposit.

The Holy Grail and Bohemia

The work of the Golden Grail is somewhat hidden in Czech history. Its presence can be guessed from the events through which the reality of this historical jewel directly seeps through, yet there is no real revelation.

Odyssea

According to published estimates, there are approximately 650,000 ships lying along the shores of the Americas. In recent history, from 1824 to 1962, an additional 1,500 ships sank in the same area with an estimated cargo value of.....

Romanian Treasure

The Romanian Prime Minister must quickly decide where the treasure will be taken. Proposals to send the treasure to London and the United States, as well as to neutral countries such as Denmark, are successively rejected. The Romanians are afraid of the North Sea and the German submarine fleet. In the end, the choice falls...

Viking Treasure

You may have seen this discovery in the news a few days ago, as I did. After a short spot that ran on CT, I checked out the BBC website and drooled in mute amazement at the keyboard of the nouveau riche.

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