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Nálezy detektorem a archeologie v Itálii, Francii, Holandsku atd.

10. 10. 2011

10.10.2011 Roman coins found in a wooden box

Tanja Hols discovered a closed wooden box in the archives of the historical state library in Passau, southeastern Germany. At first glance, the box looked quite ordinary. When she opened it, she couldn't help but wonder. Inside were gold and silver coins dating back thousands of years.

4. 10. 2017

4.10.2017 Viking sword

The preserved Viking sword was found four years ago by Tuomas Pietilä, an archaeologist, using a metal detector. The artefact dates from around the year 1000. It was in a shallow grave.

A golden bowl and hundreds of preserved Bronze Age objects in a swamp near Vienna

In Ebreichsdorf, Austria, 30 km south of Vienna, a 3,000-year-old extremely rare gold bowl of the Urnfield culture with a sun motif was discovered. It was found as part of rescue work before the planned construction of a railway station. The bowl contained other gold objects and organic remains. This is the first find of its kind in Austria...

Divers discover a unique treasure trove of gold coins from the fall of the Roman Empire

One of Europe's largest collections of Roman gold coins has been discovered in a shallow shoal off the coast near the town of Xàbia in Alicante, southeastern Spain. The gold solids date from the late 4th to early 5th century; all but one are in excellent condition.

Within the walls of the medieval manor was a treasure trove of millions of gold coins

A hoard of 17th-century gold coins was discovered during the reconstruction of a mansion in the Breton village of Plozévet in north-west France. The owners of the chateau, Véronique and François Mion, decided to reconstruct and interconnect the two buildings. Three days later, they found more gold coins hidden in a fabric bag on a beam near another wall...

Archaeologists find one of the largest metal sets of the Bronze Age

Four similarly arranged Late Bronze Age treasures were discovered near Gannat in central France. The assemblages contain hundreds of bronze artefacts; this is by far the largest hoard of Bronze Age metal objects ever discovered in France. It has also become one of the richest discoveries in the whole of Europe...

23. 8. 1997

23 Aug 1997 Treasure of Fuchsenhof

He searched the field for weapons from the Second World War and discovered a depot that intrigued historians and numismatists from all over Europe. The Fuchsenhof treasure was in a metal container. It contained thousands of coins, jewels and two silver bars.

19. 8. 2014

19 Aug 2014 Workers find gold treasure, buy cars and motorbikes

French workers discovered 16 gold bars and 600 gold American $20 coins in glass containers underground. But they concealed the discovery. They bought new cars and motorcycles. They were facing criminal charges.

6. 8. 2003

6 Aug 2003 Silver coins belonged to the Luther family

More than 160 rare silver coins were discovered by archaeologists eighteen years ago in Mansfeld in eastern Germany. They were claimed to belong to the family of reformer and Catholic priest Martin Luther.

Detectorists find set of Roman coins, scientists identify sacrificial offerings

Experts at Leiden University have found evidence that a set of Roman coins found near the River Aa in the DutchBrabant were not "just ordinary" treasure, but the long-stored offerings of travellers seeking a safe ford across the river. The assemblage was discovered by brothers Wim and Nico Schaijk using metal detectors in a field near the village of Berlicum in November 2017; a newly published study takes their find to the next level...

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