• GM4PRO
• Articles of user GM4PRO

Articles of user GM4PRO

← GM4PRO

In the grounds of a 14th-century Polish castle, detectorists discovered a Jewish treasure from World War II

A depot of silver artefacts hidden in the period around the Second World War was discovered in the ruins of a castle in Nowy Sącz in southern Poland. Detectorists from a local association were searching for possible second-war munitions near the castle tower when a representative of the association reported a very strong signal. At first, he thought he had just come across a rusty piece of metal. But after removing it, he found a silver treasure in perfect condition...

Determination of ID

By way of my friend GM4PRO, I am writing to you in regards to identifying the stamp.

The songbird statuette changes the existing view of the craftsmanship of prehistoric Asia

A 13,500-year-old bird figurine found in China is the oldest carved three-dimensional animal figurine in East Asia. It is made of miniature-sized bone and was discovered in Lingjing, Henan province, central China. It pushes the boundary of sculpture of this kind by a full 8,500 years.

The oldest Mayan building completely changes the view of the origins and maturity of the ancient Maya

Lidar scanning has revealed the oldest and largest known Maya structure, which ...fundamentally disproves the previously held theory of the age and gradual rise of Maya cities with centralized control. The study was presented in the journal Nature by a team led by archaeologist Takeshi Inomata of the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Construction workers uncover a 2nd century Roman bath

A bathhouse has been discovered in Baden, Switzerland, which was part of an ancient Roman spa complex. The discovery was made during construction work in the Kurplatz city centre. Archaeologists have dated the discovery to the second half of the 1st century to the early 2nd century. The bath was connected to a much older pipe that brought water from nearby sulphur springs.

Does the 2000-year-old "swan" jar contain the elixir of immortality?

A swan-shaped bronze vessel containing more than three litres of an unknown liquid was discovered last week in Sanmenxia city in central China's Henan province. It was lying in a tomb found during a rescue archaeological survey during the construction of a new part of the city. It is the first bronze pot of this type found in Sanmenxia.

Hundreds of perfectly preserved artefacts uncovered by melting glacier in Norway

Archaeologists recently published a study documenting rare artifacts from a long-forgotten trail in a mountain pass beneath the melting Lendbreen glacier in Norway. Among the many items found were thousand-year-old skis, arrows, tools, clothing and the remains of a dog with collar and leash.

Extremely rare royal seal and tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty artifacts found in China

The golden seal of a Ming Dynasty prince was discovered by archaeologists at a 17th-century battlefield site near the Minjiang River in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The seal is made of solid, high-quality gold. It is the first find of its kind in China; according to archaeologists, the priceless value...

Treasures from a teacher's collection auctioned for a million

History teacher Gordon Taylor has always enjoyed walking through the fields, looking for fragments of artefacts and traces of ancient human activity. In 1962, he found a fragment of human bone near Irby in Lincolnshire. This discovery led to a 17-year-long exploration and the discovery of 72 mostly female graves and hundreds of unique objects dating from between 450 and 625 AD.

More unique detectorist finds declared treasure

Gold ring from 400 - 200 BC, which is only the sixth of its kind to be found in England, and a medieval silver brooch with two centaurs dating from between 1200 and 1300, have beenThe Covid-19 crisis was investigated by video conference between Coroner John Ellery of Telford & Wrekin, experts from the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and one of the finders..

↑ Back to top + See more