Archaeology

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• Finds and rescue research abroad 605
• Archaeological reports 2
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The most beautiful find of July 2024 - qualification

A new qualification is here and a number of wonderful finds have come together again. Last round was exciting right up to the last few minutes and I have to say we enjoyed it very much. To make things a little more interesting, we managed to get a top detector back into the competition after a long time.

Workers digging rainwater pit, discover treasure

A rare 18th-century treasure was discovered in a rubber plantation near Chengalaya in Kannur, India, while digging a pit to catch rainwater. The collection included gold and silver coins, gold necklaces, earrings, rings and other jewellery, including gold medallions and pearl necklaces.

Golden Staters of Alexander the Great

This spring, a significant hoard of gold and silver coins dating back to the 4th century BC was discovered in Crete. During excavations using metal detectors, archaeologists uncovered gold coins of enormous value, depicting Alexander the Great at various stages of his life. Silver coins of various cities and rulers were also found.

Search in the sea, this time Sardinia!!

Last July I spent my holiday in Calabria in the south of Italy, and I must say I was quite successful. Five gold rings was my record from the sea, which will be hard to beat...

A Bronze Age axe has been discovered in the sea off the Norwegian coast

A Bronze Age axe was discovered on the seabed off Arendal in south-eastern Norway at a depth of 12 metres. According to the specific hollow shape, it is specifically from the Middle Bronze Age and dates back to approximately 1100 BC. This is the first prehistoric metal artefact discovered in Norwegian waters and possibly the first evidence of a shipwreck from this period...

The most beautiful find of June 2024

The June finals are here and there are 12 finalists. Even though this month is usually weaker for finds, as the fields turn golden and are not accessible, there were still many beautiful finds.

The beauty of old iron - special competition of History Hunters

Iron has been with us since prehistoric times and the first objects made from meteoric iron can be dated back to 5000 BC. The actual discovery of its production may have been made by accident during the reduction of copper inMesopotamia, it is possible that the first iron droplets processed by humans were in the world as early as 4500 BC.AD.