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7. 7. 2005

7. 7. 2005 Fifteen thousand gold objects

Eleven years ago, Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an unprecedented golden treasure near the village of Dabene. It is located about 120 kilometres from Sofia. The depot contained fifteen thousand small and exquisitely crafted gold objects.

6. 7. 2010

6. 7. 2010 Church issued a rare coin

The Swabian Hall was discovered by archaeologists at the ruins of the Church of St. Linhart in the forests of Karlovy Vary. It is one of the rare coins found there. On one side is a hand, on the other the Maltese Cross.

5. 7. 2018

5. 7. 2018 Statuette with a bronze pearl in the chest

The unique find was reported three years ago by researchers from the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Care in Brno. They found a clay statue of a man with a bronze pearl in his chest near Otrokovice. Something similar is unprecedented in our territory. The artefact is over three thousand years old.

4. 7. 2010

4. 7. 2010 283 German skulls buried

The remains of the original German inhabitants were buried near Deštné. It was speculated that they were murdered at the end of World War II. But their exact identities have not been established.

3. 7. 2009

3. 7. 2009 Stone tools, mammoth tusks and rare vessels

Archaeologists boasted of rare finds in South Moravia twelve years ago. Next to Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov, they discovered stone tools, mammoth tusks and rare vessels. Mammoth hunters lived there.

2. 7. 2009

2. 7. 2009 Celtic coins at Bratislava Castle

Rare Celtic coins and part of a building from the Roman Empire were unearthed by archaeologists in the area of the reconstructed Bratislava Castle. They have confirmed that the capital was an important centre of power in antiquity.

1. 7. 2007

1. 7. 2007 The entrance to the cave was found under the courtyard of the castle

A strong storm was enough to keep the cavers busy. Fourteen years ago, the courtyard of the castle in Mikulov collapsed. Experts subsequently discovered that there was a cave leading under the castle itself.

26. 6. 2021

26 Jun 2017 Clay jug with 870 silver coins

Archaeologists have managed to find a clay jug with 870 silver coins in the village of Lučivná in the Tatra foothills. Coins of the Hungarian, Silesian, Tyrolean, Lower Austrian, Moravian and Olomouc archbishopric dominated the collection.

25. 6. 2008

25. 6. 2008 Medieval helmet from Bystřicko

Archaeologists found a bucket helmet from the late fourteenth century thirteen years ago in the Bystřice region. It probably dates back to the turbulent times of the Margrave Wars. It was probably owned by a nobleman.

24. 6. 2013

24. 6. 2013 Unique treasure of copper coins

In 2013, Slovak archaeologists discovered a treasure trove of copper coins quite by chance during their excavation work. They were found in the soil of a medieval castle above the village of Vinné in the Michalovce district.

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