Unraveling the true story of the beautiful Tara brooch: A masterpiece of Celtic metalwork
The Tara brooch is an ancient Celtic metal masterpiece. Stories say it came from the Hills of Tara – traditionally considered the seat of the […]
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Southern Turkish artifacts dating from the 7th century Byzantine-Sassanid War
In February 2021, a restoration project was launched under the auspices of Ümit Aydınlıoğlu, associate professor at Mersin University, with support from the Ministry of […]
The coin hoard at the Glencoe massacre site was found under the fireplace
In the heart of Scotland’s rugged west coast, an archeology student has unearthed a trove of 17th-century artifacts, including an “international coin archive”. Believed to […]
Built a house, dug up 154 ancient tombs full of 4,000 year old treasures
Nearly 3,000 pieces of jewelry, 80 exquisitely crafted weapons and a series of other valuable artifacts were dug up from ancient tombs located in a […]
The prisoner holds the secret to the greatest treasure in American history
Finding three tons of gold on the shipwreck, Thompson decided not to say anything about the hiding place, even though he was being held in […]
Metal detecting, digging up treasures full of gold and silver “from 2 worlds”
Scientists spent 3 and a half years analyzing the Galloway Hoard treasure, including a lot of exquisitely crafted gold and silver jewelry, discovered by a […]
Gold was not used as money in Bronze Age Britain, confirms new research
During the Bronze Age in Britain (2,500 to 800 BC), gold was regularly mined and used to produce a variety of decorative and ceremonial objects. […]
Gold ceremonial masks dating back 3,000 years, possibly worn by a priest and used for sacrificial purposes, are some of more than 500 items unearthed from six rectangular pits in
Golden ceremonial mask dating back 3000 years The priceless cultural relics – unearthed at the Sanxingdui archaeological site in the province of Sichuan, southwest China […]
Badger finds largest-ever cache of Roman coins in Northern Spain
A badger desperately hunting for food during the harsh winter of 2021, when Storm Filomena dumped snow across the Iberian Peninsula, stumbled upon a significant […]
The search deadline for “4,000 tons of gold in Tau Mountain” expires tomorrow.
A treasure hunter has found many pieces of jewelry on the Mont Blanc mountain believed to belong to passengers who crashed on an Air India […]