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The most beautiful find of November 2020

The most beautiful find of November 2020

Elmara
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November turned out to be an incredible month and it's really unbelievable what we found. The selection is so huge and voting will definitely not be easy.
26.12.2010 Celtic tomb with golden jewels 26. 12. 2010

26.12.2010 Celtic tomb with golden jewels

Viky
3887 1
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 Archival wines in a Nazi bunker 25. 12. 2014

25.12.2014 Archival wines in a Nazi bunker

Viky
6441 0
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.
24.12.1800 Assassination of Napoleon 24. 12. 1800

24.12.1800 Assassination of Napoleon

Viky
7316 1
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

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

GM4PRO
42601 12
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 Two million copper coins 23. 12. 2012

23.12.2012 Two million copper coins

Viky
4441 8
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 Battle of Kutná Hora 22. 12. 1421

22.12.1421 Battle of Kutná Hora

Viky
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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.

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