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A gold ring found in a Thai tomb bears a 2,000-year-old Indian inscription

Bronze drums were found in a rice field. Subsequent excavations uncovered several graves containing rich grave goods – such as gold earrings and jewellery, bronze vessels, pottery and various ornaments. In one of the graves lay two massive gold rings. One was plain, the other a rare signet ring bearing an inscription in the 2,300-year-old Indian Brahmi script.

A metal detector find led to the discovery of a luxurious Roman villa. Twenty-two years after the first coin was found

A Roman coin and pieces of mosaic led metal-detectorist John Hill to the remains of a long-lost building. After 22 long years of waiting, archaeologists have uncovered its true significance: it is a Roman villa with baths and the westernmost floor mosaic in Britain.

The wreck of a Byzantine ship contained gold ornaments, jewellery, coins and a ring bearing the emperor’s image

Archaeologists off the Croatian island of Mljet are systematically excavating the wreck of a Byzantine ship dating from the turn of the 7th and 8th centuries. Among the ordinary cargo, they have discovered gold coins, gold belt fittings and a gold signet ring bearing the image of the emperor. It appears that someone from the highest echelons of the state or military administration was travelling on board.

A medieval papal bull instead of a Byzantine coin

A well-preserved circular object from a medieval layer in the centre of Tallinn resembled a Byzantine coin. It was only upon closer examination and the discovery of an inscription that it became clear that the archaeologists had found a papal seal from the early 14th century. This is the first papal bull to have been discovered during archaeological excavations in Estonia.

He discovered Britain’s largest hoard of Celtic gold coins, but someone else received the reward

A collection of gold staters known as the Great Baddow Hoard was unveiled to the public for the first time in Chelmsford. It is the largest hoard of Iron Age gold coins ever discovered in Britain. Nevertheless, the finder lost out on his reward; the millions went to the landowner.

He discovered a 400-year-old 10-kilogram silver bar using a metal detector

Divers off the Florida Keys picked up an exceptionally strong signal on the seabed. Lying beneath a layer of sand was a huge silver ingot from the cargo of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank in 1622.

Twenty-four golden tongues used to communicate with the gods were found in ancient tombs

Archaeologists in Marina el-Alamein, Egypt, have uncovered 18 tombs dating from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The finds link traditional Egyptian funeral rituals with Greco-Roman culture. Alongside a statuette of Aphrodite and ancient artefacts, 24 gold leaflets were found in the mouths of the deceased, intended to enable them to speak before the gods in the afterlife.

From an ordinary ‘button’ to a unique coin of the last Viking king

Metal detectorist Morten Eek discovered a small object near a Norwegian monastery, which he initially took to be an ordinary button. It was only after several weeks that his friends noticed a detail that completely changed the significance of the find. The supposed button is in fact only the fifth coin of its kind and the only one ever found in Norway.

2,000-year-old Celtic swords, hundreds of coins, jewellery and iron shackles for slaves in a Gallic settlement

Archaeologists have unveiled finds from a large Celtic settlement in Allonnes, France. In addition to hundreds of coins, weapons and craft tools, they also discovered at least five iron shackles linked to the slave trade.

For 21 years, he searched a single beach with a metal detector. He found hundreds of gold and silver coins from the 16th century

For over 400 years, the wreck of the Ann Francis lay buried in the sand off the coast of South Wales. Now, part of its treasure has been revealed to the public for the first time. This is thanks to a meticulous metal-detectorist who spent thousands of hours searching the beach.

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