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Lecture by Naďa Profantová: We may not even know if Sámo was his name

What do we actually know today about Samo’s Kingdom, its extent, the people who lived there, or the legendary Battle of Wogastisburg? Archaeologist Naďa Profantová is piecing together a picture of 7th-century Central Europe from a few sentences in written sources and an ever-growing number of archaeological finds. In this article, you will find the full video recording of her lecture from the ‘Pátečníci’ series, which focuses on Samo, the Avars, the Slavs, long-distance trade and the extent to which Samo’s Empire actually forms part of Czech history.

Celtic silver coins of the Prague type have been found beneath a former sports ground in Thuringia

Archaeologists in the Thuringian village of Singen have found 2,000-year-old Celtic silver coins – known as ‘quinarii’. They made the discovery whilst carrying out excavations beneath a former sports ground, where a new fire station is due to be built.

He discovered a 3,000-year-old grave containing bracelets in the garden of his own house

Whilst carrying out excavation work on the grounds of a house in Uzbekistan, a local resident came across human remains and a large collection of elaborately decorated bronze jewellery. Archaeologists have provisionally dated them to the Late Bronze Age.

The most beautiful find with a metal detector in August 2026

August brought a number of wonderful finds and several truly beautiful pieces, which was reflected in the voting, where there are several clear favourites.

He was working in a field when he found a gold signet ring belonging to a noblewoman

Experts have managed to acquire a rare 14th-century gold signet ring. It was found by a local resident whilst carrying out farm work near Zlatograd in Bulgaria. It is believed to have belonged to the Byzantine aristocrat Maria Skulena.

She found a gold reliquary cross using a metal detector. “It’s a dream find,” she said

During a mass metal-detecting event on the Isle of Sheppey, Shelley Couzins found a beautiful golden medieval cross. She says that when she’s out searching, she usually just digs up rubbish. This time she was in luck; the cross also turned out to be the find of a lifetime.

A metal detectorist has discovered thousands of silver Viking coins. He has broken the national record

Finnish metal detectorist Kalle Lappinen has made the find of a lifetime. In a wood near the town of Sysmä, he stumbled upon a huge hoard of silver coins and other objects from the Late Iron Age. It is the largest Viking coin hoard ever discovered in Finland.

Extraordinary find using a metal detector 2026/10 – a silver pot

Yet another find that’s sure to get the searchers’ adrenaline pumping.

A metal detectorist has found a hoard of silver thalers, including coins from the reign of Rudolf II.

A coin hoard dating from the late 16th century has been discovered beneath the Hungarian hill of Somló. The collection consists of silver thalers from various parts of Europe, including coins minted by Rudolf II, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. One of Rudolf’s coins helped archaeologists determine when the hoard was buried.

Guide thermal imaging cameras are now 20 per cent cheaper

If you’ve been putting off buying a thermal imaging camera, you can get one at a significantly better price this September. We’ve included eight Guide Sensmart thermal imaging cameras in this limited-time offer and reduced their usual prices by 20 per cent.