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The most beautiful find of October 2023 - qualification

In the final for September, the Latino Zaydas hopped up for the first place, so here is the qualification for October.

The most beautiful metal detector find of September 2023

The 16 most beautiful finds made it to the finals of September. You can vote and choose the most beautiful one until 31.10.2023

Christmas with Nokta metal detectors

Nokta has prepared a rich pre-Christmas gift for all its fans.

A crusader's sword was sticking out of a pipe trench, leading to the discovery of an entire cemetery

A sword from the Crusader period has been discovered in Salo-Perttel in south-western Finland. The weapon with a cross hilt and a three-sided oval pommel was dated between 1050 and 1150 and is one of the rare discoveries in Finland. Moreover, the discovery of the sword led archaeologists to a previously unknown cemetery from the same period.

Beginner detectorists discover two Roman treasures

Friends David Moss and Tom Taylor were searching with their detectors in a field near Caerhun when they came across a jar full of Roman silver and copper coins. A little later they found more denarii scattered loosely in the topsoil nearby. Both sets were handed over to the PAS liaison officer and now their finds have been declared treasure by the coroner.

Carrots replaced by a rare treasure trove of Bronze Age jewellery

An amateur archaeologist - a volunteer worker found with his metal detector in a freshly harvestedm and ploughed carrot field near Güttingen, Switzerland, a 3,500-year-old hoard of ladies' jewellery. It contains gold and bronze ornaments, rings, amber beads and many other items.

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

As every month, we have drawn 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.

3D virtual tours of Egyptian tombs and temples

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in collaboration with the American Research Center in Kahira and Harvard University, to create and offer virtual tours of major historical sites, archaeological sites and museums.

Treasure hunter accuses FBI of covering up discovery of billions in Civil War gold

Dennis Parada of the Finders Keepers organization sued the FBI to release records of the excavation of the missing 1863 gold shipment. Along with eyewitnesses, he accuses the Federal Bureau of Investigation of digging up more than $11 billion worth of Civil War gold in the middle of the night five years ago and taking it in secret to an unknown location. The FBI says no gold has been found, but it is concealing some important circumstances and refusing to release certain documents.

The Last Hunters and Gatherers

From 12.10. to 15.10. I participated in a revision survey of the rock overhang, unprofessionally explored in the early 90s. The aim was to document the stratigraphy in detail, collect samples for dating and pollen analysis.