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Ireland's oldest ink pen discovered in medieval fortress

A medieval pen dating from the 11th century was discovered at Caherconnell Fort in the Burren area of County Clare. The shaft of the dip pen is made of hollow bird bone, the nib of bronze. It dates from a period in which literacy was very rare and even the educated elite used classical bird pens at the time.

Overview of Christmas events from Minelab

Since some items will definitely not "live to see Christmas" and we have constant questions about whether and how it will. We've summarized it in a single article with a bit of commentary.

5.11.2017 Searchers with detectors discovered a bronze treasure

A bronze treasure containing sickles, an awl and a bronze treasure was discovered four years ago by prospectors with metal detectors in the forest near Vroutek in the Podbořany region. They handed over the find to archaeologists.

The Celtic treasure contained 300 coins

Three years after its discovery, the public will apparently finally be able to see the Celtic treasure discovered by a trio of metal detectorists in the New Forest in England. The hoard contained nearly 300 Celtic coins. The museum must raise £37,500 to buy the hoard.

Archaeologists stunned by detector discovery of 1,000-year-old gold earring

The National Museum of Denmark has announced the discovery of a rare gold earring from the 11th century. The jewel, unique in the world and never before seen in Denmark, was discovered in a field in western Jutland using a metal detector. The find marks a breakthrough in understanding the interconnectedness of the worlds of Vikingers and the Middle East...

4. 11. 2009

4. 11. 2009 War plane near Belotín

The downed war plane and the remains of the pilot were pulled out of the ground by the workers of the Suchdol museum twelve years ago. The wreckage was located in a field between Bělotín and Lučice in Hranice. The aircraft belonged to the 224th Battle Division of the 8th Air Army and was tasked with supporting the fighting Red Army.

3. 11. 2006

3 Nov 2006 Brothers find over a thousand silver coins

The discovery of the Viking treasure was announced fifteen years ago by Swedish archaeologists. Over a thousand silver coins from the period of the Vikingers were discovered on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea by two brothers.

2. 11. 2014

2.11.2014 Viking treasure from Bedale

The beautiful Viking artefacts known as Bedale Hoard were restored seven years ago and restored to their original beauty. The objects, believed to date from the early 10th century, were discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire.

Luxury grave goods from around the known Bronze Age world found in Cyprus

Archaeologists in the Cypriot town of Hala Sultan Tekke near Larnaca have uncovered a two-chambered tomb from the Late Bronze Age. The tomb dates from 1400 to 1300 BC. It contained a rich assortment of more than 500 pieces of imported luxury goods made of gold, silver, bronze, ivory, precious stones and richly decorated vessels from many cultures across the Mediterranean, the likes of which have never been found in Cyprus before.

2. 11. 2014 Bronze Roman Rooster

Three years after it was found during excavations in an ancient cemetery, a rare bronze Roman rooster has been given a permanent home. It was taken over by Cirencester Museum in autumn 2014. The figurine dates from the second century.