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From the iron industry to silver treasure: A fateful career change

Not so long ago, you would have found Andrew Pegg behind the counter of a small hardware store in the English town of Leiston...

Detector discovery of a 2,000-year-old Dhaka treasure

A set of luxury jewellery and ornaments from the 1st century BC was discovered by two detectorists in Breaze, Romania. It was originally owned by a high-ranking aristocrat. The find demonstrates the superior craftsmanship and cultural wealth of the ancient Dacians. It is the first-ever Dacia discovery from this area. Archaeologists believe they will find a previously unknown settlement nearby.

Beautiful early medieval brooch in perfect condition

An exceptionally well-preserved early medieval brooch was discovered during an archaeological survey as part of the construction of the Adare bypass in County Limerick. Experts say it narrows down the time period when a high-end craft workshop with reach into the highest circles of society operated in the area. The brooch ranks among the best Irish finds in decades.

First he found fragments, 7 years later 2 Bronze Age daggers

An archaeological team from the University of Hamburg in collaboration with district archaeologist Daniel Nösler and detector specialist Frank Hoferichter have confirmed the significant discovery of 3,000-year-old bronze daggers. They were driven and almost untouched into the ploughed soil of a cornfield near the village of Kutenholz. They are among the oldest documented Bronze Age finds in Lower Saxony to date.

He found a rare Roman gold coin. He'll use the sale to fix up his caravan so he can keep looking

A retired Kingswinford man drives his motorhome and searches various locations with a metal detector. Last year, in a "home" field near Dudley, luck smiled on him and he unearthed the find of a lifetime: a unique gold coin thought to be the only one of its kind in Britain. It has now been sold at auction.

A detectorist found a thousand-year-old complete sword scabbard limb

An early medieval bronze shoe of a sword scabbard - the so-called "chape" - was discovered in a forest near Iława, Poland, with the help of a metal detector. The fitting is over 1,000 years old, in perfect condition and complete. The finder wants to donate it to the Museum in Ostróda.

Britain's biggest Iron Age treasure - detector find changes experts' ideas

Detectorist Peter Heads has discovered a giant Iron Age treasure in a field near Melsonby in North Yorkshire. It contains over 900 different artefacts. Among the most significant are cauldrons, vessels, horse harnesses, a mirror, a spear and dozens of iron hoops. Scientists say it is an "unprecedented" discovery that could lead to a "fundamental rethink" of existing knowledge.

He found a medieval gold ring in the search field. It'll net him hundreds of thousands

Sixty-three-year-old Ickburgh arborist Richard Girling was looking in a field he had explored countless times. Occasionally he found a nice coin, but mostly he found rubbish. But recently he made a find he describes as "one of his best artefacts". He discovered a gold love ring dating from the 13th to 14th centuries.

Two metres down was a one-kilogram gold neck warmer

The 2,000-year-old neckcloth was discovered during excavations in Trollhättan, Sweden. It was lying at a depth of two metres at the interface between layers of mud and sand. It consists of a gold core wrapped with gold wire along its entire length - including the ends. This is only the 3rd necklace discovered in Sweden. It ranks among the most important Scandinavian archaeological finds of the last decades.

Celtic settlement discovered near the largest Iron Age treasure

Remember the amazing detectorist find of the world' s largest hoard of Celtic coins? Its value is enormous, its provenance still a matter of conjecture. But scientists have recently discovered the remains of a settlement here that is probably closely related to the treasure and may explain why it was deposited here.

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