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Hikers Stumble Upon a Pile of Gold Coins, Igniting a Historical Hunt

May 3, 2025Sara Cincurova and Jonathan WolfeComments Off on Hikers Stumble Upon a Pile of Gold Coins, Igniting a Historical Hunt

The discovery of coins and jewelry in the Czech Republic worth up to $680,000 raises a tantalizing mystery for historians and amateur sleuths: Who buried the treasure?

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For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025Ali WatkinsComments Off on For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England

Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been excavating since a metal detectorist found it in 2021.

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How a Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados

November 12, 2024November 13, 2024Hank SandersComments Off on How a Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados

A dive instructor found the well-preserved ring with a metal detector, and then used clues on the ring to try and track down its owner.

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Divers in Baltic Find What Looks Like Champagne on Shipwreck

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Divers in Baltic Find What Looks Like Champagne on Shipwreck

Polish divers think they have found cases of Champagne on a 19th-century merchant vessel that sank off Sweden.

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Colombia Wants to Recover the San José’s Shipwreck’s Billions

November 10, 2023Remy Tumin and Genevieve GlatskyComments Off on Colombia Wants to Recover the San José’s Shipwreck’s Billions

The San José galleon was destroyed in 1708, sinking with goods now worth billions. Colombia’s government is planning a recovery, but not everyone wants to see the shipwreck brought to the surface.

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After Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam Disaster, a Hunt for Ancient Treasures

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023Jeffrey Gettleman and Finbarr O’ReillyComments Off on After Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam Disaster, a Hunt for Ancient Treasures

After the Kakhovka dam was blown up in June, the reservoir above it quickly drained, revealing a bonanza of artifacts that has electrified Ukrainian archaeologists.

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Four Charged in Gold Coin Theft From German Museum

July 21, 2023Michael LevensonComments Off on Four Charged in Gold Coin Theft From German Museum

The arrests came about eight months after thieves cut fiber optic cables, broke into a museum in Bavaria and stole 483 ancient gold coins, the police said.

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A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023Claire MosesComments Off on A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty

The release of a map sketched by a German soldier had touched off a gold rush in a tiny village, but an early-morning excavation failed to solve the mystery.

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The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village

January 29, 2023Claire MosesComments Off on The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village

The public release of a map from the 1940s has drawn fortune seekers with shovels and metal detectors to a small Dutch village. Not everyone is excited.

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Pants Recovered From Shipwreck Sell for $114,000 at Auction

December 11, 2022Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Pants Recovered From Shipwreck Sell for $114,000 at Auction

The pants and other artifacts auctioned were salvaged from the S.S. Central America, a ship that sank in 1857.

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