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A 2500-year-old perfectly preserved bronze helmet has been discovered in Croatia

An ancient Greco-Illyrian helmet was discovered during the excavation of an archaeological burial site on the Croatian Pelješac peninsula about 40 km from Dubrovnik. It was probably left at the site as a memento of a deceased soldier. This is the second helmet - the first and younger one was discovered just ten metres away.

A medieval Christian grave with a unique set of silver bracketed tombs

An 800-year-old Christian tomb with a treasure trove of silver bractates has been discovered in the grounds of Brahekyrkan Church in Visingsö, Sweden. In the Middle Ages, Christians were rarely buried with grave goods, and it is very rare to discover a burial with more coins in this period. Moreover, some of the coins of this burial were unknown until now.

He had been waiting for years to be able to search in the designated field. Then he discovered a hoard of medieval coins...

When Alan Baxter found a massive 13th-century silver and gilt medieval ring in a farmer's field in Fife, Scotland, he knew there might be other ancient artefacts nearby. However, the hard and tall stubble from the thick oat crop each year made it impossible to search, so the farmer had to wait four years before planting and harvesting carrots...

Boy was walking his dog and found a unique 2000-year-old gold Roman bracelet

Two years ago, in a field near Pagham in West Sussex, then 11-year-old Rowan Brannan discovered a rare 1st century Roman gold bracelet. It is an ornate armilla-type bracelet, awarded to Roman soldiers for valour. It has now been declared a treasure...

The oldest copper axe in Poland discovered during a club detector event

Last August, a unique copper axe from the 4th to 3rd millennium BC was discovered near Matcze, Poland, near the border with Ukraine, with the help of a metal detector. It is the oldest ever discovered in Poland and quite possibly the oldest copper artefact ever discovered on Polish territory...

A discovery that will rewrite the textbooks: Europe's oldest human settlement is 1.4 million years old

The international team led by Roman Garba from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the CAS and the Institute of Archaeologyof the CAS discovered the oldest known human settlement in Europe near Korolev in western Ukraine. Until now, the oldest finds were thought to be in Atapuerca, Spain, which is 200 to 300 thousand years younger. Moreover, it is the northernmost occurrence of upright humans in the world. The study also confirms for the first time that humans came to Europe from the east or southeast.

Gold ring with engraving of the face of Christ

In Kalmar, southeastern Sweden, a gold ring with an engraving of the face of Christ from the early 15th century was discovered during two years of research. The jewel was lying in a waste layer and is still as new, in almost pristine condition. It was probably worn only briefly and then accidentally lost. It is of Nordic origin, and due to its size it probably belonged to a wealthy lady...

Searched the river with a magnet, found a 1,100-year-old sword

So-called "magnet fishing" - fishing for ferromagnetic objects from rivers, streams, lakes and ponds is generally an interesting activity, where you can sometimes catch a nice piece of history. But rarely something as old as Trevor Penny, who pulled a complete 9th century Viking sword from the River Cherwell near Enslow in West Oxfordshire.

A group of detectorists discovered a treasure trove of axes, sickles and other Bronze Age objects

A fortnight ago, the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Gorzów Wielkopolski received notification of the discovery of a Bronze Age treasure. The collection contained axes, bracelets, sickles and other bronze objects discovered by detectorists from the Drossen Lubuskie association with a search permit from the Lubuskie Heritage Office...

Elite Indian tomb full of gold

In Panama's El Caño Archaeological Park in the Natá district of Coclé province, a richly furnished tomb of a high-ranking Coclé culture man from the pre-Hispanic period has been discovered. The tomb dates from 750 to 800 and contains many sacrificial artifacts, including unique gold jewelry, several pectorals and many other objects of various materials...

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