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A hoard of medieval silver coins near a castle in Devon

Late last year, members of the detectorist society "The Teignbridge History Finders" from Newton Abbot discovered a hoard of silver coins in a field about a mile from Okehampton Castle. It was one of their first ever expeditions. Now the find has been declared a treasure and offered to museums for purchase...

Nonprofit buys detector treasure for more than $100 million

The South West Heritage Trust has purchased a treasure trove of 2,584 silver coins dating back to the Norman Conquest of England for the nation. The set, discovered by seven detectorists in the Chew Valley in Somerset, was sold for an asking price of £4.3 million (about 130.5 million crowns). It is the most expensive treasure purchase ever made in England; more expensive than the world-famous Staffordshire hoard...

12 000 years under the prison

In Dalköping, near Trelleborg, Sweden, an extensive archaeological survey was carried out at the site of a planned prison facility. It uncovered evidence of settlement across many periods; the oldest dating back 12 000 years. Among the most valuable finds was a richly furnished Bronze Age cairn of an elite woman...

Mystery in the hunt for the treasure of a ten-kilogram gold and silver owl with diamonds solved after 31 years

"We can confirm that a replica of the golden owl was dug up last night and a solution was sent to the online verification system at the same time," theMichel Becker, who in 1993 illustrated the book Chouette d'Or (Golden Owl) with puzzles leading to the statue that hundreds of thousands of treasure hunters have searched for decades. "That's why it's now pointless to travel and dig anywhere you think the treasure might be," the co-creator of the game added on Thursday in an online post on the treasure hunt network.

Treasure of 1000 years old silver Viking coins of several rulers

A hoard of 36 silver coins dating from the 10th to 11th centuries was discovered on the Isle of Man this May. They were found on private land by friends John Crowe and David O'Hare using metal detectors. The set was declared a treasure last week. Officials thanked the detectorists, saying they appreciated their cooperation.

New evidence of the oldest battle in Europe - some warriors came from Moravia

3,300 years ago, a great bloody conflict took place at the Tollensee River in the valley of the same name in northeastern Germany. Recently, a detailed analysis of bronze and flint arrowheads has produced evidence that a large of the warriors came from more southerly areas, particularly present-day Bavaria and Moravia.

A hoard of coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries as the first evidence of the Jewish revolt in Lod

Some time ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) presented the discovery of the remains of a Jewish public building in Lod, the former ancient city of Lydda in the middle of present-day Israel. Among the most significant finds in the building are impressive stone and marble artifacts; Greek, Hebrew and Latin inscriptions and a hoard of silver and bronze coins dating from the violent suppression of the Jewish revolt...

Three-month test of X-Terra Elite - the best detector on the border of pro class not only for beginners

I know, a very bold statement. Moreover, it is not customary to evaluate a tested device right at the beginning of an article. But a detector costing just over 12,000 that uses the latest multi-frequency technology and features adopted from professional machines with a terrifyingtens of thousands more expensive, is waterproof, has excellent parameters, decent ranges and quality separation with discrimination, is really unrivalled in its class! The following 2,439 words will hopefully explain why...

Archaeologist finds a hoard of Iron Age and Roman coins, now auctioned for several million

748 gold and silver coins from the period between 206 BC and 47 AD, Sixty-three coins from the hoard have since been claimed by three museums and the remaining coins have now been sold at auction.

Silver Viking bracelets in original context

Four beautiful silver Viking bracelets were discovered on a hillside near the Norwegian farm Årdal in the village of Hjelmeland. Each is unique and all are in perfect condition. They were hidden under the floor of a Viking house that burned down in the 9th century...

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