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Atlas of Old Trails and Paths in the Czech Republic

Where did the old trade and land routes run, along which people travelled hundreds and even thousands of years before today’s roads were built? We have recently added Radan Květ’s Atlas of Old Trails and Routes in the Czech Republic to the LP range – an exceptionally interesting publication featuring around 150 maps, reconstructions of dozens of long-distance and regional routes, and a large map of the historical network of routes across our country.

The most beautiful find made with a metal detector in September 2026

Ten wonderful finds have made it into the September selection. And I think it’s as varied as it gets. I’m sure I’ll completely overlook at least one incredible item that’s featured in the selection.

The winner of the special prize from Nokty in the vote for the find of the month for August

If you voted in the ‘Find of the Month’ competition for August, you should check to see if you’ve won a prize from Nokty

They came across some Roman gold coins. They had been searching for them amongst unexploded ordnance for four years

At the Um Rank site near the Luxembourg village of Holzthum, Jos Müller and Cliff Nosbusch discovered 38 gold solidi using metal detectors. Subsequent archaeological investigations uncovered the remains of a Roman fortified tower and a total of 141 gold coins dating from the 4th century.

Extraordinary find using a metal detector 2026/11 – Gryf

A griffin really isn’t something you come across every day on LP, and it’s a truly extraordinary find. This one was taken to the museum just a few days after it was found, and in the article you can read an interview with the lucky finder.

The Minelab Vanquish 360 for 5,590 Kč. This is what your first metal detector should look like

Minelab has significantly reduced the price of the Vanquish 360 model. It is now available for 5,590 Kč including VAT, which is approximately 23 per cent cheaper. This change has been necessitated by the fact that the Vanquish 340 is gradually being phased out (we’ve stocked up in advance and still have around 50 units in stock), and there would otherwise be a sudden gap in this price segment. So, until comes up with a simple single-frequency detector, everyone has the chance to get a Vanquish 360 at a great price. Minelab

The most beautiful find with a metal detector, September 2026 – shortlist

Although there’s still one more day of voting left in the August competition, I’d say the result is pretty much decided, and as the qualifying round only runs until Monday morning, we’ll go ahead and launch it today.

Mars Veles metal detector – a powerful tri-frequency detector with digital signal processing

The Mars Veles is a metal detector featuring direct digital DSP signal processing, six search modes and a wide range of customisable settings. Selectable operating frequencies (via coils) of 6, 12 and 24 kHz allow the detector to be tailored for searching for deeper coins, common historical artefacts and even very small targets. The Veles offers both automatic and manual ground balance, five-tone audio, adjustable tone break, a special depth mode and the MDLink wireless system included as standard. The basic package comes with a large, versatile Super Tiger 12 kHz search coil.

The most beautiful find with a metal detector in August 2026

August brought a number of wonderful finds and several truly beautiful pieces, which was reflected in the voting, where there are several clear favourites.

Lecture by Naďa Profantová: We may not even know if Sámo was his name

What do we actually know today about Samo’s Kingdom, its extent, the people who lived there, or the legendary Battle of Wogastisburg? Archaeologist Naďa Profantová is piecing together a picture of 7th-century Central Europe from a few sentences in written sources and an ever-growing number of archaeological finds. In this article, you will find the full video recording of her lecture from the ‘Pátečníci’ series, which focuses on Samo, the Avars, the Slavs, long-distance trade and the extent to which Samo’s Empire actually forms part of Czech history.

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