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$22 billion in gold, jewels found at India temple A huge treasure worth billions of dollars in gold coins, jewelry and precious stones, discovered at an Indian Hindu temple, was expected to expand further when officials opened the last two secret vaults screened for almost 150 years. Instantly, the discovery turned the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple of the 16th century into one […]

Treasure hunters find Britain’s largest coin hoard after discovering 69,347 Roman and Celtic pieces Treasure hunters have recorded the largest coin hunt discovered in the British Isles after 69,347 unearthing Roman and Celtic coins, hidden under three feet under a hedge in Jersey, Channel Isles. This treasured story began in the early 1980s  after Reg Mead and Richard Miles read a report about a farmer […]

California Couple Strikes Gold with $10 Million in Rare Coins A couple from North California stumbled across the modern bonanza while walking on their Gold Country property. $10million in rare mint-condition gold coins found in the shadow of an old tree. David Hall, co-founder of Santa Ana ‘s Professional Coin Grading Service, who recently authenticated them, said—-Nearly all 1,427 coins, dating from […]

The oldest submerged city: A 5000 old sunken perfectly designed city in southern Greece There is a small village called Pavlopetri in the Peloponnesus region of southern Greece, where a nearby ancient city dating back 5000 years resides. However, this is not a usual archaeological site – it is located approximately 4 meters below sea level and is thought to be the […]

The Chaourse treasure: Roman silver hoard from the 2nd century AD The village of Chaourse is situated in the Aisne department in northern France, near Montcornet. This is best known as the location where the Treasure of Chaourse was discovered in 1883. This is a collection of Roman silver dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD and is now displayed […]

Roman coin hoard found by metal detectorists in Leominster Two metal detector enthusiasts find a hoard of over 500 Roman coins in a Herefordshire field, the British Museum has announced. The 518 mixed coins, found near Leominster, were put in clothes bags and hidden in a leather satchel in the ground. Experts claim that coins have been purposely buried for […]

Hundreds of archaeological sites, dating from Stone Age to 19th century, unearthed in Northern Ireland Over the last four years, hundreds of significant archaeological discoveries have been made over excavations in Northern Ireland. The Department of Communities has licensed 800 digs, mainly as a requirement of a planning process where developers are required to record important sites. Which now presents […]

Roman coin hoard found in England near Welsh border revealed Silver coins, dating back almost 2,000 years into the Roman period, were declared the treasure by metal detectors after being found in a field. A treasure inquiry at Cardiff Coroners’ Court saw senior coroner for Cardiff and Glamorgan Vale Andrew Barkley declare a number of items, including finger rings, brooch and […]

2,200-Year-Old Bronze Artefacts Found At Magdala In archaeological excavations in Magdala, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, a decorated bronze incense shovel (used to move embers from place to place) and bronze jug have recently been uncovered. The Israel Antiquities Authority is undertaking archeological excavations to establish a guesthouse in Magdala. Arke New Gate owns the land. “The incense […]

Hoard of Hasmonean Period Silver Coins Unearthed in Israel Archaeologists in Modiin reached a rare silver cache in a crack of an ancient wall. During an excavation in Central Israel, the hoard of silver coins from the Hasmonean period (126 BCE) was uncovered. “Perhaps the cache belonged to a Jew who hid his money to collect it, but he was unfortunate […]