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3.3.2003 The oldest European mummy

3.3.2003 The oldest European mummy

Viky
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Four mummies were discovered by archaeologists on the British island of South Uist. According to experts, they are three thousand years old. The remains belong to a three-year-old girl, a teenage girl, a man and a woman.
Celtic brooch sold for £55,000

Celtic brooch sold for £55,000

Viky
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A Celtic brooch found by metal detectorist Ray Pusey (64) has sold for a whopping £55,000. The approximate price of the object was estimated at a maximum of eight thousand.
1.3.2015 2000 gold coins

1.3.2015 2000 gold coins

Viky
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A hoard of gold coins was found six years ago by divers off the Israeli port of Caesarea. It was pure coincidence. Experts were called in to retrieve more pieces from the sea. The hoard dates back to the time when the Fatimids ruled North Africa. Two thousand gold coins are owned by Israel.
25.2.2017 900 gold coins inside the piano

25.2.2017 900 gold coins inside the piano

Viky
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A remarkable discovery was made four years ago by the English piano tuner Martin Backhouse. Inside one of these musical instruments he found a real treasure, 900 gold coins.
2,000-year-old hoard of silver coins found on the bank of a stream

2,000-year-old hoard of silver coins found on the bank of a stream

GM4PRO
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In September last year, archaeologists found 651 silver coins from the Roman period in the ancient Greek city of Aizanoi in Kütahya province in western Turkey. According to experts, this is a unique collection of all the rulers of the late Roman Republic, the so-called "coin album" of the rulers...

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