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Detectorist finds extremely rare gold coins from the Black Death

Two unique medieval gold coins dating from the mid-14th century were discovered using a metal detector near Reepham in Norfolk County back in October 2019, but PAS archaeologists presented the find after its evaluation this week. They are rare Edward III coins from the harsh times when Europe was decimated by the plague. There are only 3 similar examples in English collections.

Beautiful Roman signet ring with Achilles and Penthesilea changes historians' views

At the site of the archaeological site of Tossal de Baltarga in the Catalan Pyrenees, a rivera jeweled seal ring with an engraving of Achilles holding the slain Amazonian queen Penthesilea. According to a recent study published in the European Journal of Archaeology, the ring and other finds are evidence that the highlands were much more important to the Romans than previously thought.

Northern Germany's oldest shoe discovered

Archaeologists from the Lower Saxony State Heritage Office (NLD) in cooperation with the mining company Vechta found a well-preserved leather shoe. Together with various parts of the wagon, it had been hanging in the peat bog right next to an old plank path for more than 2,000 years.

Ancient burial site with rich equipment reveals new facts

Excavations of a burial site in the ancient Roman city of Boutae in southeastern France have revealed richly furnished Germanic tombs dating from the second half of the 5th century. Research suggests that a stable Burgundian population lived in the Rhineland as early as 443.

Detectorists have found a rare set of Carolingian silver coins, possibly from a Viking ransom

In a field near the town of Biskupiec in northeastern Poland, detectorists have discovered a treasure trove of silver coins from the Carolingian period. The roughly 1,200-year-old coin set may have been part of a historic ransom to protect Paris from a Viking invasion.

A unique eight-metre-long dinosaur skeleton - the so-called Lufengosaurus - has been found in China

In May this year, a 180-million-year-old giant Lufengosaurus skeleton was discovered in Lu-Feng, southwest China. Apart from its impressive size, what makes it special is its preservation - it is 70 percent intact. According to experts, a living specimen could be up to eight metres long and weigh up to two tonnes...

A chained skeleton as unique evidence of slavery in Roman Britain

The internationally significant discovery of the grave of a young man shackled and chained up to 1,800 years old is the first of its kind in the UK and one of the few found in Europe. The slave was secured with massive locked iron shackles. According to experts, he was deliberately shackled and then thrown into a ditch outside the boundaries of a nearby cemetery.

Ritual Roman bronzes found by detectorists sold for record amount

Two friends - detectorists James Spark and Mark Didlick from York - found an 1,800-year-old Roman treasure in a field near Ryedale in North Yorkshire last May. A unique votive set of bronze busts of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the god Mars on horseback was found along with anotherwith other items, was auctioned for a sum that exceeded all expectations.

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.

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