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17. 11. 2004

17.11.2004 They planted garlic and discovered a treasure

A couple from the village of Vienna near Velky Mezirici planted garlic and dug up a treasure. Specifically, coins from the 15th century. They couldn't keep them, but they could look forward to a legal reward and compensation for the garlic.

16. 11. 2007

16.11.2007 4500 coins in the forge wall

A total of 4,500 ancient coins were discovered by archaeologists in Portugal fourteen years ago. The money was found in the wall of a former forge, where the owner had hidden it in a pouch and never retrieved it. The coins were bronze and copper.

15. 11. 2009 Fragment of prehistoric Venus

Part of a clay statue of a female body was discovered by archaeologists twelve years ago near Mohelno in the Třebíč region. It was located at the site of a prehistoric settlement from the Younger Bronze Age. It originally measured up to forty centimetres.

A detectorist found 10,000 Roman coins

Nearly ten thousand Roman coins have been discovered by a metal detectorist in Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire). He found the treasure three years ago, and the media has now reported on it. The money was probably hidden by someone in the third century when the riots broke out.

14.11.2007 150 silver coins found under the gothic floor

A rich depot of silver coins was discovered by archaeologists in Kutná Hora fourteen years ago when they were exploring the remains of the Gothic floor in the local church. The vast majority of the treasure consisted of the Prague grosz of Jan Lucemburský.

A nail in the heel bone

A unique find has been made by archaeologists in Cambridgeshire. They have found evidence of crucifixion in Roman times. During the excavation, they came across a heel bone with a nail embedded in it.

Remains of Mendel's greenhouse in Brno

Brno archaeologists have again made a remarkable discovery. They have uncovered the complete foundations of Mendel's greenhouse, in which this scientist conducted experiments with plant crossbreeding. The greenhouse was destroyed by a storm in the mid-nineteenth century.

13. 11. 2009

13 Nov 2009 Premyslids counterfeited money, discovery shows

Archaeologists in Žatec made an interesting discovery twelve years ago. They discovered the third workshop where silver was processed three years ago. There were objects for melting and processing silver. The discovery is said to prove that the Premyslids counterfeited money.

12. 11. 1886

12.11.1886 Langobard gold ring from Hrádek

Shrouded in mystery remains the discovery of the golden Langobard ring 135 years ago. It was discovered by archaeologist and Čáslav native Kliment Čermák in Čáslav. No one can explain how the jewel got into the archaeological layer from the eighth century.

11. 11. 2015

11.11. 2015 Coins discovered in Vraclav, where the murder of the Vršov family took place

Dozens of early medieval coins were discovered by archaeologists six years ago at the Vraclav hillfort in the Orlickoústec region. The site is famous for the murder of the Vršovci. Among the coins found was a Byzantine follis.

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