Archaeology

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Since 1997, over 11,000 legally recognised metal detector treasures have been discovered in England

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has completed 20 years since its inception. The results include. A publicly accessible database of recovered artefacts, new archaeological sites and finds, which to date numbers nearly 1.5 million objects, a terrifyingtens of thousands of collaborating archaeologists across the country, hundreds of participating museums and institutions, and hundreds of thousands of collaborating members of the public, including tens of thousands of children.

They created an image of the plane that crashed 77 years ago

Scientists have created an image of a World War II TBF Avenger that crashed near Hawaii. The crew of three died. They were part of a squadron that took part in the Battle of Midway.

Gold coins from a clay jug

During excavations in the Israeli city of Yaven, archaeologists discovered gold coins dating back to the early Islamic period. They are therefore about 1200 years old. They were hidden in a broken clay jar.

The FBI helped recover nearly 4,000 unique ax coins

A collection of 3,990 "coins" from the period between 1200 and 1500 has been returned to Mexico. The pre-Columbian money belonged to an American private collector who acquired it at a Texas coin fair in the 1960s...

1700 year old eggs

A somewhat smelly treasure has been discovered by archaeologists in Aylesbury, England, near Oxford. During the excavation, they found some 1,700-year-old eggs. But they managed to break three of the four. They could tell right away by the strong smell.

Jewellery in Anglo-Saxon graves

Beautiful Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts were discovered by archaeologists two years ago near Baginton airport in England. Specifically, they were found in two graves in which a man of high status and a Roman girl between the ages of six and twelve were buried. After much research, it was not until December that experts released what exactly was found in the area.