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Unique Roman game board from the 4th century found in Poprad has no parallel in Europe

Twelve years ago, the tomb of a high-ranking Germanic nobleman was discovered by chance and contained valuable artefacts. Among them, an absolutely unique board game from around 375 AD, which even after ten years of research has no comparison with any other.

Public collection helped save Viking's most valuable treasure, finder gets 57 million

A book could be written about Derek McLennan and his "Galloway" treasure. Three years ago, this Scottish good-natured sympathiser and great promoter of detector detecting found the so-called "Galloway". "Galloway Treasure"; the largest and most valuable silver and gold Viking set ever found in the islands. The deadline for raising funds to purchase the treasure is at the beginning of November. And so, as well as the great feeling of discovering national history, Derek can also be warmed by the reward that will land in his account in the next few days...

Experience with Golden Mask GM5 Finder after half a year of use

I was looking forward to Golden Mask GM5 immensely. As the first reports and bits of information came in before the launch, the excitement grew more and more. And when the GM5 Finder finally arrived for my test, I fell in love with it at first sight: the slim modern design and sexy looks made an impression. But nothing is just about looks...

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...

Forgotten World Natives from Bohemia - Tadeáš Haenke

On 5 December 1761, the former world scientist Thaddeus Haenke (full name Thaddäus Peregrinus Xaverius Haenke) was born in Chřibská, North Bohemia. Later he received a number of other surnames - e.g. Czech Humboldt for his immense scientific and discovery contribution as a world-class botanist, or Don Tadeo or also Tata Heanke from the South American Indians who recognized him as a philanthropist, physician and bread winner.

How it really was - or: 10 interesting myths and truths about the Middle Ages

We know it from books, fairy tales, and even feature films - the Middle Ages seem to us to be a period ruled by brute force, with filth everywhere and people uneducated. That the Middle Ages was a dark time for modern science, serfs had virtually no rights and women were slaves to their men... But - is reality really like that? Can we base these assumptions on historically based facts and information?

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