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The world's biggest detector event - lots of unique finds and a treasure trove of gold coins

Last weekend Detectival 2024 took place in Hertfordshire, England. The event, which brings together thousands of detectorists and history enthusiasts, produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in years - from Roman and Celtictreasures, silver and gold coins, to early medieval and Saxon finds, including rare imports, to the discovery of a hoard of 18th century gold guineas. ...

The silver vessel from the Galloway Viking hoard is much older and not from Europe

1.September 2014, detectorist and former professional soldier Derek McLennan discovered the richest collection of rare objects from the Vikings period ever found in Britain or Ireland. On the exact day of the tenth anniversary, experts made an unexpected announcement - the main "star" of the hoard - a silver the lidded vessel, is not of European origin from the Carolingian period, but hundreds of years older, and it comes from the Middle East...

Mystery of anonymous Bronze Age axes solved

As we reported in a previous article, two Bronze Age axes were sent anonymously to the National Museum of Ireland last month. As it is illegal to search for archaeological artefacts with a metal detector in Ireland, the sender was concerned about criminalisation. After being challenged by the archaeologists and assured that he was not facing any penalties, he eventually turned himself in and brought the archaeologists to the "crime" scene.

British government to allocate 7.5 million to Celtic coin hoard research and public engagement

The Le Catillon II treasure was discovered in 2012 by two detectorist friends, Reg Mead and Richard Mile, after searching for it for over thirty years. The coin depot, dating from around 40 BC, was eventually discovered in a field in east Jersey at a depth of just over 1m. The Crown later sold it to the Jersey Government and at the same time pledged financial support for its research and education...

A team of archaeologists and detectorists have discovered missing parts of a bucket from the ship's most famous burial

During a detector search and excavation, a team of archaeologists, conservators and volunteers from the popularTV show Time Team, the British National Trust and FAS Heritage, missing parts of a 1,500-year-old copper bucket from the famous Sutton Hoo ship burial.

Sometimes the smallest artifacts write the biggest stories

In 2015, archaeologists began systematically exploring one of the most interesting sites in England, known as Must Farm. The former village of around 60 inhabitants was built on pylons over water around 850 BC. About a year later it was completely destroyed by fire and the whole village sank to the bottom of a shallow muddy river. Thanks to the ideal conditions without access to oxygen, the site has remained almost intact to this day. The recent discovery there literally took the experts' breath away.

Missing treasures from the British Museum were sold by its curator

The FBI's US investigative agency has targeted the sale of hundreds of treasures from the British Museum to American buyers. The British Museum reported last year that at least 1,500 gems, jewels and other items from its collections had disappeared, been stolen or damaged. The museum claims a curator sold them, causing at least 3 million crowns worth of damage...

He found a 2,000-year-old Celtic figurine, sold it at auction

At Little Chishill in Cambridgeshire, detectorist Bob Jemmett managed to discover a unique Celtic bronze fertility figurine from the 1st century 6 years ago. He found it in a freshly ploughed field during a mass detector expedition. He reported the discovery to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and after subsequent investigation it was returned to him, stating that it did not qualify as a treasure. This Friday, it was offered at auction...

Two unique detector finds worth millions stolen from museum

One of the largest gold neckpieces from the Bronze Age, worth CZK 6.4 million, was stolen. On Tuesday 7. May 7, thieves broke into the Ely Museum in the early hours of the morning and purposely stole two meatIn addition to the necklace, there was also a heavy gold bracelet from the Bronze Age. Experts fear that the objects will be melted down and their cultural and historical value will disappear forever...

The couple discovered a hoard of gold and silver coins from the 17th century. They sold it for nearly two million

Five years ago, Robert and Betty Fooks fulfilled a dream when they bought a 17th century farmhouse in South Poorton, Dorset. The dream soon turned into a fairytale reality when, while digging up an old floor, they discovered over 1,000 gold and silver coins from the English Civil War, worth just under two million crowns...

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