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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 of Villena, one of the most important prehistoric golden tableware findings in Europe [1]. 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.
Treasure trove is property that consists of coins or currency hidden by the owner. To be considered treasure trove and not mislaid property, the property must have been deliberately hidden or concealed, and sufficiently long ago that the original owner can be considered dead or not discoverable. For example, under historic English law, one ...
Treasure trove of jewellery, coins and ‘vulva stone’ discovered in Viking women’s graves. Vishwam Sankaran. December 24, 2024 at 5:49 AM. Archaeologists have confirmed that an ancient grave ...
Treasure trove tied to infamous 1692 massacre discovered by student in Scottish home. Brendan Rascius. October 10, 2023 at 6:42 PM. Photo from Gareth Beale, University of Glasgow.
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".
The WikiLeaks dump provided journalists with a treasure trove of correspondence, from Clinton’s backroom thoughts on Syria and China to staffer complaints about the candidate’s “terrible ...
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.