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Watched chasing birds and found a treasure trove of Celtic gold staters for a record sum

It's like The Detectorist! A birdwatcher was watching magpies and buzzards over a freshly ploughed field when he caught a sharp glimpse of something golden. Arriving at the site, he found a 2,000-year-old Celtic coin in the mud. As he is also an avid detectorist, he went home to get his equipment and when he returned, within hours he found another 1,300 gold coins dating back to the mid-1st century. His find set a new British record...

27. 12. 1741

27.12.1741 Prussian army occupied Olomouc

From December 1741 until April 1742, Friedrich II ruled Olomouc. It was at this time that things got under way. Maria Theresia lost Silesia and Olomouc became a border town.

The most beautiful metal detector find of November 2020

November turned out to be an incredible month and it's really amazing what we found. The selection is so huge and voting will definitely not be easy.

26. 12. 2010

26.12.2010 Celtic tomb with golden jewels

The gold and amber jewellery was contained in a tomb discovered by archaeologists in Germany in December 2010. Inside was also the skeleton of a Celtic princess. The burial chamber was lifted whole by cranes and transported for further research.

25. 12. 2014

25.12.2014 Archival wines in a Nazi bunker

Six years ago, a pair of searchers from Poland found archival wine in a Nazi bunker. They were exploring the cramped maze of Third Reich tunnels near the town of Swinoujscie. It's believed that no one has set foot there in the last 70 years.

Thanks to all archeo admins on LP

Merry Christmas to all archeo admins and also to all enthusiastic determiners.

24. 12. 1800

24.12.1800 Assassination of Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte narrowly escaped death on Christmas Eve 1800. On his way to the opening night of an opera, his carriage was attacked by assassins. But the bomb apparently exploded seconds after they drove past.

The unique Anglo-Saxon cross from the detectorist's hoard has regained its original appearance after three years of cleaning

When Derek McLennan discovered the so-called Galloway Treasure in 2014 with his CTX 3030, it was a huge event that literally took the world by storm. Over time we were able to watch videos of the recovery of one of Scotland's greatest treasures, and later waited with baited breath for thethe CT scan of the contents of the unique Carolingian pot, from which conservators then extracted hundreds of beautiful gold and silver artefacts... And today, we're witnessing another success story: The presentation of a 9th century silver and gilded cross in its original glory.

23. 12. 2012

23.12.2012 Two million copper coins

Approximately 3,500 thousand Chinese copper coins were discovered by archaeologists in 2012. This was near the tombs located where the city of Huoluochaideng once stood. It was probably the capital of China.

22. 12. 1421

22.12.1421 Battle of Kutná Hora

The Crusader army was defeated at Kutná Hora, where the battle broke out on 22 December 1421. Žižek was helped by reinforcements from the Jičín and Turnov regions. Unexpectedly, after the New Year, they all attacked the royal army together, which was caught by surprise.