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He found a unique Celtic iris, refused to sell it

Detectorist Michael Schwaiger discovered a Celtic gold coin with a star pattern in the middle in a cornfield on the banks of the Lech River near Denklingen, Bavaria. Only three other irises marked in this way are known, and this is the first and so far the only one with a verified discovery site.

Archaeologists discover unique Paleolithic cave art - probably the most important in Europe

Over 100 prehistoric clay paintings and engravings have been discovered in the half-kilometre-long Cueva Dones cave near Valencia, Spain. They are at least 24,000 years old and are probably the most important Palaeolithic cave art of this type in Europe.

He started looking to get moving. After two months, he discovered the golden find of the century

On the island of Rennesøy in south-western Norway, a unique set of gold bractates, beads and rings from the late Migration Period was discovered with the help of a metal detector. It was all apparently part of a single lavish necklace that must have belonged to someone from the highest echelons of society. Experts speak of the golden age of the century.

The Battle of the Bulge in the light of new knowledge thanks to modern technology

Archaeologists have explored part of the Second World War battlefield in the Ardennes with the help of a drone equipped with a high-resolution lidar device. Thanks to laser imagery, the site, now covered by dense vegetation, has revealed almost 1,000 previously unknown features and for the first time ever, experts were able to study the site comprehensively...

A thousand-year-old rare silver plate from the "sabretache" in the grave of a Hungarian warrior

Near the village of Csomád near Budapest, a cavalry grave was discovered with a rare silver plate from a sabre case. The artifact, dating from the mid-10th century, consists of a silver outer plate riveted to an inner bronze plate, and served as a prestige and rank adornment for a flint instrument pouch.

What plants did the bricks contain three thousand years ago? The first ever DNA analysis answered

Near the Tigris River at the ancient city of Kalhu (now Nimrudu), a brickmaker once prepared clay bricks for the construction of a new palace for King Ashurnasirpal II. Little did he know that 2,900 years later it would serve as a unique time capsule revealing details of the flora of that specific area and time through the examination of DNA preserved in the brick over thousands of years. Nothing like this had ever been done before.

The 3,000-year-old unique priest's grave is the first of its kind

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old elite priest's tomb at the Pacopampa archaeological site in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru. Dating back to the Pacopampa I period between 1200 and 1000 BC, it is a quite exceptional find - the deceased was one of the first Andean priests to dominate the north of the country.

Eight-year-old boy finds Roman silver denarius in school sandpit

A boy was playing in a sandpit in Bremen when he accidentally discovered a 1,800-year-old Roman coin. Historically, only two other similar coins have been found in the area. So far north of the Roman Empire's borders, this is a relatively rare find.

Archaeologists find 1,300-year-old grave of Frankish warrior with "full field"

During an archaeological excavation of an early medieval cemetery in Ingelheim, Germany, an intact grave of a Merovingian warrior from the 7th century was discovered with complete armour. He was very lucky; although he lay between two looted graves, his rich equipment remained intact for 1300 years.

Detectorists in collaboration with archaeologists have discovered more medieval silver coins from an ancient hoard

A set of almost 1,000-year-old coins was found on the site of a former medieval fortress in the village of Wiślica in southern Poland. The discovery was made as part of an ongoing revitalisation programme, which includes archaeological work following 60 years of research. The experts worked with the local detectorist association; their work is highly regarded.

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