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Unique 2,700-year-old double-edged sword of a Saxon warrior

The archaeological team of the Karaganda Regional Museum in Kazakhstan has announced a significant discovery: the intact grave of a Saxon warrior with a wealth of equipment. It contained personal items and weapons, most notably a unique double-edged bronze sword from the 7th century BC.

They dug a hole for a post and found a medieval hoard of gold coins

In the Hampshire suburb of Milford-on-Sea, a couple discovered a well-preserved set of early 15th-century Tudor gold coins while gardening. The set also included some very rare coins; two of the coins broke the auction record. The hoard has now been auctioned for 13 million crowns.

Over 2 000 years old Hellenistic ring made of gold and crystal

The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the purchase of a rare gold ring from the Hellenistic period. It dates from the 3rd to 1st centuries BC and is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind in the world.

Detectorist finds oldest coin in Saxony: it comes from North Bohemia

A 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin was discovered in a field near Gundorf in Leipzig. It is made of almost pure gold and in excellent condition - like new. According to archaeologists, it is the oldest coin ever found in Saxony.

Luxury sabre of an Avar warrior

At the end of August and the beginning of September, Hungarian archaeologists from the Szent István Király Museum discovered a special grave of an Avar warrior. It dates back to the period between 670 and 690 AD and the remains there were deliberately damaged. The equipment corresponded to a high-ranking individual. The curved Avar sabre is one of the rarest examples ever discovered.

Farmers plowed up a treasure trove of silver coins

A coin depot from the 17th century was recently discovered in eastern Poland. It was found by Romuald and Beata Jóźwiak while they were working in the fields in the village of Bukowiec Wielki. Archaeologists called to the site confirmed hundreds of silver coins and other objects.

Extremely rare wooden-handled chisel and wooden buildings in a cave with an underground river

A unique chisel with a preserved wooden handle from the Bronze Age was discovered during archaeological excavations in the Pertosa-Auletta caves in southern Italy. Along with thousands of other artefacts, a 4,000-year-old wooden pole dwelling or structure from the Hellenistic period.

A young man found a Roman treasure, but he was afraid of prison. He hid it in a wooden box for eight years

A 2,000-year-old treasure from the early Roman Empire has been discovered in a forest near the German village of Borsum. It is one of the largest Roman treasures ever discovered in Lower Saxony. It consists of 450 silver coins, several silver ingots, one gold coin and a gold ring. It was found by a detectorist without a search warrant. He kept the find a secret for a long time for fear of reprisals, but recently turned it in and started a new chapter in his life.

500 bronze artefacts in 3,000-year-old hoard surprises experts

A treasure trove of 500 bronze objects was discovered in a field in the Scottish Borders. Found by an amateur detectorist, it was purchased by the National Museums Scotland last year.

He got a new detector, a rainbow came out and found his third Roman treasure: 15,000 silver coins

Three treasures in the last 7 years have been "claimed" by detectorist David Moss. In 2018, he and his friend Tom Taylor discovered a jar containing 2,733 silver denarii. A little later they found a set of 37 more denarii. And now David has his third and biggest treasure: A large ceramic jar and 15,000 silver Roman coins in it!

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