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Early medieval, paper-thin gold plates from the Merovingian period

Five golden, paper-thin Merovingian square plates the size of a fingernail were discovered in Vingrom near Lillehammer, Norway. They show detailed figures of women and men in elegant dress. Dating from between 550 and 793, their discovery is leading experts to new insights into their purpose.

Detectorist finds two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords

Glenn Manning discovered two Roman Spatha swords using a metal detector. They were in use in Britain from about the middle of the 2nd to the end of the 3rd century. The swords and their accessories were stored in their wooden scabbards, a small part of which survives. Experts are talking about an unprecedented find...

Amateur diver discovers what is believed to be the oldest cannon in Europe

A cannon from the 14th century was discovered in the sea off the west coast of Sweden. According to an international research team led by maritime archaeologist Staffan von Arbin from the University of Gothenburg, it is probably the oldest ship's cannon in Europe. It provides an insight into the early period of naval weaponry and takes the history of this type of gun forward by at least a century.

Waterworks worker discovers beautiful golden neckpieces from the Iron Age

In Cavandia, northwestern Spain, an inspecting waterman found gold neckpieces dating from the 5th to 2nd centuries BC. They are characterised by their high quality and variety of goldsmithing techniques and decorative motifs. It is the most important necklace find in Asturias and one of the most important discoveries of Iron Age Spain.

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.

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