Metal detectors and treasure hunting

History, archeology, reviews and tests of metal detectors

Detective anonymously sent his find to museum; fears conviction

Detective anonymously sent his find to museum; fears conviction

GM4PRO
5957 4
The National Museum of Ireland recently received a package containing two perfectly preserved Bronze Age axes. The donor was an anonymous metal detectorist who wanted to share his common cultural heritage, but at the same time fears criminalisation - in Ireland, metal detecting is banned and carries a heavy fine and imprisonment. It is one of the countries where, thanks to a strict law, the vast majority of finds end up in privatecollections, and people who would like to cooperate in safe circumstances prefer to search in secret.
When you find a horse or a dog

When you find a horse or a dog

Elmara
14788 21
A few days ago a very nice and unique find appeared on LP. Since we were looking for the identification, I finally called the finder and added a small interview to the find.
Metal detector Golden Mask 4 Xtreme

Metal detector Golden Mask 4 Xtreme

Elmara
10388 16
Fans of pure analogs, a class of detectors that have now died out, will see a new detector in a few days. Even though Golden Mask has also been concentrating on making digitals, it has still come up with a new version of the most popular analogue detector of today, the GM4. You can see the first details in the article. The first detectors will arrive this week!
When I started selling my finds...

When I started selling my finds...

jaccob
4790 10
On Saturday I decided to repay my debt to the company and went to a small family festival in Hlásná Třebáň organized by the local volunteer fire brigade.
Massive gilded "royal" ring from the 14th century

Massive gilded "royal" ring from the 14th century

GM4PRO
3278 2
The rare ring was discovered during an archaeological research carried out by researchers from the National Institute of Archaeology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the citadel of the medieval fortress of Kokalyan Urvich. The ring was lying in a carved tomb from the late 14th century and is directly linked to the ruler.
When the first axe is found

When the first axe is found

Elmara
24031 103
Finding such an axe might seem like a common thing to some, but it really isn't. There are 71 of this type of axe with lobes in the entire history of "history hunters" so far. This makes it clear that the find is exceptional, most searchers will never find it, and I think it should be treated as such. The article includes a joint interview with the axe finder, Nebelix.

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