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Search for lost earring, discover 1,200-year-old Viking artifacts

In late September, when the Aasvik family was searching for a lost gold earring in their backyard in Jomfruland, Norway, using a metal detector, they accidentally discovered Viking artefacts from the 9th century. This is the first documented Viking find on the island, and it appears to be a unique female burial.

Study reveals Europe's oldest woven baskets and sandals

Mesolithic baskets woven from grass were discovered in a deep cave in southwestern Spain more than a century ago. Thanks to the stable conditions of the cave, the baskets have been preserved in their original state, practically looking as if they were made only yesterday. They have now been found to be 9,500 years old; making them the oldest surviving baskets in Europe.

Hundreds of millions of gold coins were seized in a raid on traffickers

Police raid on an organised group of smugglers and antique dealers in the Paleo Faliro area of Atébrought back one of the rarest and most valuable gold coins in numismatic history: The gold statere Pantikapaion of the 4th. The golden antique of the Phaetonian Phaeton, a golden statue from the fourth century BC, worth nearly half a hundred million crowns.

A breathtaking Anglo-Saxon brooch from the early formation of England

In October 2020, a unique early medieval brooch from the time of King Alfred the Great was discovered in a field near Cheddar using a metal detector. It is the first brooch of its kind to be discovered in south-west England. It has now been restored and put on free public display near the site of its discovery.

In a sunken ancient city, they found a temple with treasure

In the city of Thonis-Herakleion in the Abukir Bay near Alexandria, about 10 metres below sea level and 2.5 km from the coast, the remains of two temples were discovered - one dedicated to the Egyptian god Amon and the other to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. In the ruins of the Temple of Amon, gold and silver treasures from the time of the pharaohs were recently discovered.

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.

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