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‘Treasure house’ of the North Thames tribes discovered – largest find of Iron Age gold in UK history
Metal detectorists in Hertfordshire discover the ‘Treasure house’ of the North Thames tribes – the single largest find of Iron Age gold in history. Found just outside St. Albans, the hoard of 52,504 gold staters and over 200 neck torcs … Continue reading
Roman Silver Leda mirror from the Boscoreale treasure
Another superb piece of roman silversmithing – the Leda and the Swan mirror from the Boscoreale treasure. This piece dates from the first century AD and was found in the remains of the Boscoreale Villa, a high status dwelling just … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Famous Treasure Finds
Tagged boscoreale, Boscoreale treasure, Leda, mirror, pompeii, Roman, silver, treasure
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Ed Vaizey announces future funding of the Portable Antiquities Scheme
The 2008 Treasure Annual Report was apparently launched today at the British Museum by Ed Vaizey (Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries and member of Parliament for Wantage). Mr Vaizey announced that from April 2011, funding for the Portable … Continue reading
Silver cup with Athena seated from the Hildesheim Treasure
Probably the finest known example of the Roman silversmith’s art: Silver cup with Athena seated from the Hildesheim treasure, discovered on October 17, 1868 on Galgenberg Hill in Hildesheim, Germany. Dating from the first century AD, this cup may have … Continue reading
Alan Turing’s Silver Bars – Story From an Old Issue of Treasure Hunting?
Anybody remember this story? Alan Turing, the genius who cracked the German Enigma coding machines, was said to have converted all of his money into silver bars and then concealed them somewhere in Bletchley Park. At the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Treasures and Hoards, Metal Detecting
Tagged Alan, bars, Bletchley Park, bullion, detecting, hunting, Magazine, metal, silver, treasure, turing, Turings
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The Corbridge Lanx Treasure, Undiscovered Roman Treasure in the River Tyne?
The Corbridge Lanx has fascinated me for many years. The Lanx is now safely housed in the British Museum, but what happened to the rest of the Corbridge Treasure? Does an important hoard of fourth century roman silverware await discovery … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Museums
Tagged corbridge, detecting, finds, lanx, metal, river, Roman, treasure, tyne, Undiscovered
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Detecting.org.uk now on Twitter
We are now on Twitter, be sure to add us and tell us about your finds! We will use Twitter to keep you up to date on site updates, developments, new features, the latest metal detectors, the latest metal detecting … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged detecting, detector, gold, metal, prospecting, treasure, twitter
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Metal Detecting Clubs in the USA and Canada
By popular demand I have added lists of metal detecting clubs in the US and Canada: Metal Detecting Clubs in the US Metal Detecting Clubs in Canada If you want your metal detecting club to be added to one of … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Prospecting Clubs, Metal Detecting Clubs
Tagged america, canada, clubs, detecting, gold, hunting, metal, prospecting, treasure, uk, us, usa
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Half a Million Dollar Gold Bar Stolen From Mel Fisher Museum
A 75 ounce gold bar, salvaged from the wreck of the spanish galleon Santa Margarita by treasure hunter Mel Fisher, has been stolen from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. Police are searching for two suspects caught … Continue reading
Posted in Shipwreck Treasure
Tagged atocha, bar, fisher, gold, hunter, mel, shipwreck, treasure
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