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1500 kg of bronze coins half a metre underground

A huge hoard of 1.5-ton bronze coins from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties was discovered in the eastern Chinese village of Shuangdun in Jiangsu province. The coins were connected by straw strings and arranged in neat rows.

Avatar of Egtvedpigen, or: the Bronze Age Girl Speaks

In 1921, the grave of a young Bronze Age woman was discovered near the village of Egtved in southeast Denmark. It was found when a farmer dug through her coffin with a shovel while digging a burial mound. The coffin with the remains was later stored in a museum and now, using the latest 3D virtualisation techniques, has been 'brought to life' to bring the past as close as possible to the visitors it speaks to, waves to and greets.

Bronze Age treasure stolen twice over

In the Polish village of Kalisce near Biały Bór in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, two treasures from the Late Bronze Age were discovered "lying" on top of each other. They are one of the largest and most varied collections not only in Pomerania, they are also unique in Poland. Unfortunately, the context of the deposition of the finds was irretrievably destroyed during their double illegal retrieval.

The oldest narrative scene discovered: man with penis in hand being followed by animals

A carved stone bench with reliefs of animal and human figures was discovered in southeastern Turkey, with the main motif of a man holding a naked phallus. It represents the oldest known depiction of a narrative scene (story) and reflects the complex relationship between humans, natural forces and the animal world that surrounded them 11,000 years ago.

A beautiful gold necklace and other valuables in a rich Anglo-Saxon grave

During rescue research prior to the construction of a new housing estate in the English village of Harvpole, a a rare seventh-century bed grave with the richest grave goods of the period ever found. The assemblage included a beautiful Anglo-Saxon necklace of gold, garnets and semi-precious stones, Frankish vessels and a massive silver cross with human faces.

Unique early medieval gold brooch and other valuables in graves from the 7th century.

Earlier this year, a rescue archaeological excavation was carried out in the Kleinbasel district of Basel prior to the installation of a new hot water pipeline. The excavations uncovered fifteen richly furnished graves with many gold and silver valuables, jewellery and beads. The discoveries confirm a much larger settlement than experts had anticipated.

A 2000-year-old metallurgical "signature" of the Roman legion confirms the site of the Battle of Teutoburg

A new method of chemical analysis has helped to identify the metal finds of the Roman 19th Legion from the site of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in Kalkries, Germany. By comparing trace elements of non-ferrous metals, the researchers were able to match the finds to this legion and thoseconfirm the site of one of the most important events in the history of Rome and the rest of ancient Europe.

A detective discovered a million-dollar diamond ring, returned it to its owner

Joseph Cook was searching the sand at Hammock Beach in St. Augustine, Florida, with his metal detector when he happened upon a beautiful platinum ring with a large diamond stone. He posted a video of the discovery on his social media and couldn't help but wonder.

The largest Celtic gold treasure of the 20th century stolen, it took 9 minutes

In the early hours of Tuesday 22 November, a hoard of gold coins dating from the turn of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC was stolen during a break-in at the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, near Munich. 483 Celtic coins made of "Bohemian" gold were stolen, and Bavarian police have launched an international investigation...

Historical artefacts worth millions of crowns have gone missing from repositories of reported finds

Valuable artifacts from the detector finds were moved to an unknown location for fear of looting. Precious treasures and parts of the surrendered files were lost from secure storage, apparently stolen by someone with access. It is feared that they have been sold to private collections in the USA.

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