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Archaeologists have found 80 beautifully decorated and polished bronze mirrors

More than 80 bronze mirrors were found in 400 warring tombs (between 475 - 221 BC) and the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 9) at a more than 2,000-year-old burial ground in Shenxi Province in northwest China. nl). Although a large part of the tombs was looted, archaeologists obtained more than 2,000 artifacts, including artfully crafted pottery and bronze objects ...

A detective uncovers the previously unknown fate of one of the most brutal pirates in history

In 2014, amateur historian and detectorist Jim Bailey discovered a set of ancient Arabic coins in an orchard on the American island of Rhode Island. Since then, 15 more of these coins have been found in the US. Investigations have shown that they all came from the loot of Captain Avery, once the world's most wanted criminal of the late 17th century. The finds and Bailey's theories helped shed light on how and where the murderous pirate disappeared.

They discovered a unique Roman complex in England, the first of its kind in the world

A large Roman complex was discovered in Eastfield, Scarborough, Yorkshire, which is the first of its kind in Britain and probably unique in the whole Roman Empire. It was discovered during archaeological research at the site of the planned housing construction. Geophysical research indicated the presence of something interesting beneath the surface. What the excavations finally revealed, archaeologists would not even dream of…

Extremely rare golden medieval seal declared a treasure

Last June, a metal detector near King's Lynn found a unique medieval seal with an engraving of an elephant carrying a "war tower" on its back. It is only the third golden seal that the British PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) has ever recorded and at the same time the first with an depicted elephant ...

Scientists publish the principle of the so-called "Mechanism of Antikythera" - the world's first computer

Researchers at the University of London have made a digital model of the 2,150-year-old mechanical device Antikythera, the world's oldest known computer. The article includes breathtaking images and a detailed description of the working principle of the machine, which predicted with perfect accuracy the movements of the sun, moon and all five planets known to antiquity.

A former police officer discovered 2,150-year-old silver coins worth over half a million crowns

A treasure of 68 silver coins from 158-150 BC was found near the Romanian village of Radomiresti. With the help of a metal detector, a retired police officer, now an amateur detector and a collaborator of the district museum, discovered them on March 13. According to experts, the finder will be rewarded for an exemplary procedure.

In Hungary, they found 6,000-year-old gold objects and a unique kiln copper "scepter" made of Eneolithic

Over a dozen gold objects were discovered in three graves during rescue research at the Bükkábrány surface coal mine in northeastern Hungary. The 6,000-year-old artifacts are a wonderful example of the beginnings of goldsmithing in Europe. The oldest known gold jewelry found in Varna, Bulgaria, are only 200 years older ...

In Denmark, they found a very rare 3,000-year-old ceremonial sword in perfect condition

Archaeologists have found a unique ceremonial sword from the Bronze Age in the village of Håre on the Danish island of Funen. It is in perfect condition, from the bronze blade to the wooden handle. Even plant fibers from the material in which the sword was originally wrapped have been preserved. The first information speaks about the origin of the material from Central Europe.

New findings about the burial ground from the time of the migration of peoples in Sendražice

In 2019, archaeologists discovered a unique 5th-century female tomb with rich equipment in Sendražice near Hradec Králové. It is one of a total of six tombs found here from the early period of migration. Five of them were looted, but the intact log cabin grave contained an amazing collection of artifacts of a high-ranking woman. This is an unprecedented finding in the Czech Republic.

The detectorist found a unique and perfectly preserved spearhead from the Bronze Age

A spear with preserved traces of a wooden part from the late Bronze Age was found on the island of Jersey. It was dated to the 11th century BC; is the only complete and at the same time the largest undamaged spear ever found in the Channel Islands.

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