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Shamanic greeting from the Bronze Age: Carved snake staff in perfect condition

Finnish archaeologists have discovered a 4,400-year-old life-size wooden stick in the shape of a snake. It may have been a ritual tool of a Neolithic shaman. The half-metre long stick with a wide open snake mouth was carved from a single piece of wood. It lay perfectly preserved in the peat of a prehistoric wetland near the town of Järvensuo, about 100 km northwest of Helsinki...

Unique Viking textile found in a woman's grave

The discovery of embroidered textiles from the period of the Vikings is a rarity. A rather large piece was recently found by archaeologists in a woman's grave located in the Norwegian town of Hestnes. According to experts, the textile is over a thousand years old.

The gold medallions were sacrificed during the ritual

Seven gold pendants were discovered in southeastern Norway. Archaeologists say it's a rare treasure unprecedented in the last 70 years. The jewellery is believed to have been used during a sacrificial ritual.

He searched the forest for a running track and found a treasure

One of the most beautiful Swedish finds from the Bronze Age is now on display in a museum in Gothenburg (Sweden). The treasure was found by cartographer Thomas Karlsson as he searched the forest for a new cross-country track. He discovered fifty artifacts, including necklaces and bracelets.

March 8, 2008 A nine-year-old boy found 7,000 coins

An seven-year-old boy from the Swedish town of Lund found an incredible 7,000 medieval coins while he and his grandfather were looking for old cannonballs. He found a treasure from the thirteenth century. Its value was at least $ 250,000.

In Denmark, they found a very rare 3,000-year-old ceremonial sword in perfect condition

Archaeologists have found a unique ceremonial sword from the Bronze Age in the village of Håre on the Danish island of Funen. It is in perfect condition, from the bronze blade to the wooden handle. Even plant fibers from the material in which the sword was originally wrapped have been preserved. The first information speaks about the origin of the material from Central Europe.

29. 1. 2008

29.1.2008 Sundved silver treasure

The silver coin depot was discovered by archaeologists thirteen years ago near Stockhlom. They come from all over the world and from different time periods. Experts have several theories as to who hid the hoard of 482 coins.

28. 12. 2013

28.12.2013 Gold figurines from melted coins

Rare artefacts have been released several times by the Swedish archaeological site Västra Vång. The most remarkable are the small gold figurines, of which 29 have been found. They are made of melted coins.

Archaeologists discover rare Viking treasure with the help of a metal detector

In 2019, evidence of a 1,500-year-old farm and a later settlement from the early to high Middle Ages was discovered in Viggbyholm, Sweden. Recently, archaeologists found a rare treasure trove of Viking silverware in one of the younger housesof Viking jewellery and coins, which they say "exceeds all expectations"...

Budding detectorist finds unique coin depot from the Viking period

A handful of scattered silver coins were found in a ploughed field near Brobyværk on the Danish island of Fyn by detectorist and amateur historian Claus Gundersen. When he contacted the Museum of the Archipelago and an archaeologist arrived at the site, they found a container with hundreds of silver coins. Much to everyone's surprise, it turned out that there was another vessel lying deeper in the ground. Also filled to the brim with coins, but with the remnants of the cloth in which the coins were placed...

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