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Bronze Age arrow 'speaks' 150 years after discovery: it came from outer space

An international team of experts has discovered that a Late Bronze Age arrowhead in the collections of the Bern History Museum was made of meteoritic iron. It was discovered during research between 1873 and 1874, while the other arrowheads found at the site were bronze. It has a triangular blade with a short tang. It weighs 2.9 grams and has an overall length of 39.3 mm.

Scientists have reassembled a Neolithic necklace - it's spectacular

An artfully crafted necklace made of thousands of beads from a child's grave in the Neolithic village of Ba'ja in southern Jordan has been reassembled into its original shape five years after its discovery. It is the most elaborate ornament ever found at a Neolithic site and contains the oldest known amber beads ever found.

Searching with a detector in the sea, or for gold in Italy

Searching in the water is a seasonal thing for me, when it's hot why not try the water. Last year I used the XP DEUS 2 detector to vacuum the sea in Krk, Croatia and this year I'm going to test the beaches and water in southern Italy with the new Manta from Minelab.

How to use a metal detector Fisher F22

Fisher The F22 is currently sold in two versions. The basic one with a "droplet" concentric coil and an improved version that uses the 2D probe you know from the F75. The only difference is the range, which is higher with the 2D probe, so there is a slight increase in resistance in heavily mineralized soils, which is again related to the 2D coil.

The most beautiful find of July 2023 - qualification

The July Qualifier is here, and as always we ask everyone to suggest their Top 5 :)

Prison for attempting to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins in lieu of reward

They attempted to sell 44 unique coins worth more than CZK 20 million and tricked police officers in disguise. Craig Best from County Durham and Roger Pilling from Lancashire were found guilty of conspiracy to sell criminal property and possession of criminal property. Each received 5 years and 2 months behind bars...

Detectorist finds rare medieval gold ring, it was bought for public

In a field near the village of Fishlake, near Doncaster, detectorist Carl Davies discovered a medieval gold ring three years ago. In accordance with the law, he reported his find to the PAS liaison officer at the British Museum. The ring was later declared a treasure by the coroner and a price was set. It has now been purchased "for the people of Doncaster", as its new owner put it...

The ruins of Nero's legendary theatre have been discovered in the middle of Rome

Italian archaeologists announced this week that the ruins of Nero's Cilium have been discovered beneath the garden of the future Four Seasons hotel near the Vaticanof Nero's theatre, mentioned in ancient Roman texts but until now there was no tangible evidence.

The most beautiful metal detector find of June 2023

The final ten of June as you nominated it is really worth it.

Robotic submersibles recover 1,900-year-old magnificent Roman glass

Archaeologists have discovered a set of well-preserved glassware and raw blocks from a Roman wreck between the Italian island of Capraia and French Corsica. This is only the second wreck with glassware found. Thousands of glass and other objects from the late 1st or early 2nd century AD lie on the bottom of this ship alone.