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First detector search and the find of a lifetime: A mix of Roman, Viking and other treasures

Detective Charles Cartwright went on his first search on May 7. He was walking through a field at Polfields Coppice in Doddenham when he came across a very strong signal. He eventually unearthed nearly 300 rare historical artefacts from a shallow depth, including jewellery from the medieval and Bronze Age periods, as well as a number of Egyptian valuables. But suspicion replaced the joy.

Southwest Germany's oldest gold artefact confirms cultural links with prehistoric Britain

Archaeologists have discovered the region's oldest gold object near Reusten in the Tübingen district of southwest Germany.

Real age of giant man with erect penis revealed - new findings change history

After a year of scientific analysis and centuries of conjecture, experts from the National Trust have confirmed the true age of the so-called. The "Cerne Giant" - a 55-metre-tall figure of a man with a nine-metre-long penis that someone carved centuries ago into a chalk hillside near the village of Cerne Abbas in England. The new data debunks virtually all previous theories, changing the outdated view of all chalk figures in England.

One of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius 2000 years ago was a rescuer - it didn't take much to save him

Italian archaeologists have identified the body of a man killed in the eruption of Vesuvius. The remains of what was once thought to be a private soldier were discovered in Herculaneum along with three hundred others in the 1980s. Experts now believe he was a senior officer in the rescue mission led by Pliny the Elder.

A nearly 2000-year-old revolutionary coin as an archaeological dream come true

Israeli archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have come across a very rare coin from the second century AD, the time of the last Jewish revolt of Bar Kokhba. The discovery has been described as "a dream come true", as it is only the fourth coin found here from this turbulent period...

The foundation bought a treasure of Celtic coins and jewelry from a private collection for 1.3 million crowns

The Independent Trust Fund for the Preservation of Jersey's Historic Monuments has purchased part of one of Europe's greatest Iron Age treasures. The artifacts make up about two-thirds of the "Le Câtillon I" set from an accidental find in 1957, which is linked to Britain's largest treasure of Celtic coins found by a metal detector in 2012 ...

Archaeologists have found 80 beautifully decorated and polished bronze mirrors

More than 80 bronze mirrors were found in 400 warring tombs (between 475 - 221 BC) and the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 9) at a more than 2,000-year-old burial ground in Shenxi Province in northwest China. nl). Although a large part of the tombs was looted, archaeologists obtained more than 2,000 artifacts, including artfully crafted pottery and bronze objects ...

A detective uncovers the previously unknown fate of one of the most brutal pirates in history

In 2014, amateur historian and detectorist Jim Bailey discovered a set of ancient Arabic coins in an orchard on the American island of Rhode Island. Since then, 15 more of these coins have been found in the US. Investigations have shown that they all came from the loot of Captain Avery, once the world's most wanted criminal of the late 17th century. The finds and Bailey's theories helped shed light on how and where the murderous pirate disappeared.

They discovered a unique Roman complex in England, the first of its kind in the world

A large Roman complex was discovered in Eastfield, Scarborough, Yorkshire, which is the first of its kind in Britain and probably unique in the whole Roman Empire. It was discovered during archaeological research at the site of the planned housing construction. Geophysical research indicated the presence of something interesting beneath the surface. What the excavations finally revealed, archaeologists would not even dream of…

Extremely rare golden medieval seal declared a treasure

Last June, a metal detector near King's Lynn found a unique medieval seal with an engraving of an elephant carrying a "war tower" on its back. It is only the third golden seal that the British PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) has ever recorded and at the same time the first with an depicted elephant ...

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