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A tall man's long sword under the floor of a medieval monastery

On 12 December, an important medieval grave was discovered in Halmstad on the west coast of Sweden. It contained a 130 cm long sword with the remains of a man with a very unusual height of over 190 cm. The sword blade itself is over a metre long and is in excellent condition.

Pour Féliciter 2024 and opening hours on public holidays

Another year has come and gone in 2023. It's been full of news, wonderful finds and incredible discoveries. So we can only look forward to what 2024 will bring...

The most beautiful metal detector find of November 2023 - Final

The November finale is here and it's worth it!

16 800-year-old time capsule: Paleolithic dwelling in its original state

In the La Garma cave in northern Spain, archaeologists from the University of Cantabria have uncovered one of the best-preserved Palaeolithic dwellings in the world. The cave contains one of the most comprehensive collections of rock art in Europe, ranging from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Magdalenian. Less than 17,000 years ago, the cave was "sealed" by a rockslide and its contents have been preserved to this day...

Find of the month November - draw for the Mars tracker competition

As every month, we drew one new owner of the Mars tracker from all those who took the time to write their suggestions for the TOP 5 finds of the month.

England's oldest scientific instrument and the device that changed the world

A remarkable artefact that may be considered the oldest scientific instrument found in England was sold at a recent auction. The 712-year-old copper quadrant, a medieval instrument for telling time, altitude and also used as a calendar, was auctioned for an impressive 3.6 million crowns. Along with it, an instrument that literally changed the world of science and medicine was sold for nearly 4 million...

Amazing pectoral and necklace in a seventh-century female tomb

A year of research into soil blocks from an early medieval grave discovered near the village of Harpole in Northamptonshire has yielded valuable new information and findings. Among them, a recently cleaned 1,300-year-old unique necklace with 30of gold, glass and gems, or a large silver breastplate with gold and garnet elements...

Unique Byzantine gold in the heart of Norway

A rare Byzantine gold coin from the 10th century has been discovered in the famous mountain resort of Vestre Slidre with the help of a metal detector. It is very well preserved, almost untouched by circulation. It is quite unique in the Norwegian context, the first of its kind discovered in this Nordic country...

First Republic moneyboxes, treasure boxes, spinning-wheels and keys to them. Part 3.- cash boxes of other manufacturers

In the last episode, we will look at cassettes of other production than the most common Tresoria, as it was not only a domestic phenomenon, similar cassettes can be found in neighboring countries.

The Prehistoric World, Volume One-Cambrium

Welcome to the first episode of Prehistoric World. In this series I will introduce the individual periods of the Protohistoric period and the most famous Czech sites where you can find the remains of the fauna and flora of that time.