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The English term treasure trove was derived from tresor trové, the Anglo-French [1] equivalent of the Latin legal term thesaurus inventus. In 15th-century English the Anglo-French term was translated as "treasure found", but from the 16th century it began appearing in its modern form with the French word trové anglicized as trovey , trouve or ...
Treasure troves of the United States, amounts of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. An archaeological find of treasure trove is known as a hoard.
Treasure that has been found at sea is not dealt with by the law of treasure trove, but by the law of salvage which is a branch of admiralty law. Articles relating to this topic should therefore be placed in " Category:Treasure from shipwrecks ".
Treasure (from Latin: thesaurus from Greek θησαυρός thēsauros, "treasure store" [2] [3]) is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.
The Research Library is free and open to anyone 18 and older; visitors must only create an account to access books. Unlike borrowing from a traditional library, the antiquarian society does not ...
Nestled in The Bahamas on Great Abaco Island is a blue hole, Sawmill Sink, that's filled with a trove of well-preserved fossils that show how much the island has changed since the last Ice Age.
A Treasure trove is a hidden store of valuables. It may also refer to: Treasure Trove, a solitare card game; A Treasure's Trove, a children's book;
Part mystery, part adventure, all word game -- in today's Game of the Day, The Book of Treasures, you play as Jessica, a librarian hunting for a lost Egyptian manuscript. One day, Jessica finds a ...