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Unique detector discovery of gold and silver coins from the 1st century

Near Bunnik, in the Dutch province of Utrecht, two amateur archaeologists with metal detectors have discovered a hoard of Roman and British coins from the 1st century. The hoard contains Celtic staters and Roman aurei. In the context of European archaeological finds, this is the largest such collection.

My Manta 1 - Mineralization

The first part of our series on the gadgets of the Minelab Manticore metal detector will be devoted to the work inextreme mineralization, or should we say extreme rocks.

Archaeological discovery busts myths about the "paleo" diet

A new study exploring areas near the Jordan River is changing existing ideas about the diet of early human populations. They didn't rely exclusively on animal protein, as paleo diet advocates claim. They prepared and consumed a wide variety of grains, legumes and other plants at least 800,000 years ago.

The most beautiful metal detector find January 2025 - qualification

The year 2024 is over and we are starting a new year 2025. Since January is more like March, there are plenty of finds to choose from.

The most beautiful metal detector find December 2024

The last finds of 2024 are in the final for the month of December. More than 10 votes this time, the 11th finalist got more than 10 votes, so it's mainly a combination of two colors yellow and green 😊.

AB buttons and how it is in reality

Similar to the polished iron knobs, I decided to do an analysis on the shield knobs, which we would refer to as AB knobs. What is an AB knob? Legend has it that it would be an arsenic-containing alloy (arsenic-bronze knob).

Two detectorists find part of a 7th century royal helmet

An extremely rare piece of a Germanic Iron Age helmet has been discovered in Lejre, Denmark, with the help of a metal detector. The gilded fragment with red garnets and engraved decoration is one of the most amazing "royal" artefacts ever discovered in Scandinavia.

Coinage of Joseph II.

In today's 6th edition of the numismatic review on Treasure Hunter we will focus on the person of the "peasant ruler", Emperor Joseph II, his times and the coinage activities associated with his reign. We will also visit revolutionary Belgium between 1789 and 1790.

A heist like an action movie: Perfect action, explosives and ancient golden treasure

A robbery of extremely rare ancient gold jewellery took place in Assen, the Netherlands, on Saturday morning. The target of the elaborate theft was the Drent Museum. The thieves used explosives to get inside. Three unique royal bracelets from the Dacian Empire and a 2,500-year-old famous helmet from Cotofenesti were stolen from the museum in a flash. They were gone before the police arrived.

New Metal Detector Series Minelab Manticore on LP

After a year, we put together all the gadgets that Peter and I came up with during the year with Manticore and Multi IQ+ technology.