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Metal detectorist ‘never expected’ to find ancient gold treasure — then he found two. Aspen Pflughoeft. August 10, 2023 at 1:17 PM. ... He found a well-preserved 2,000-year-old gold coin ...
Fossil remains of Homo erectus pekinensis; dated ~500,000 years old. Lost during World War II in China in 1941 when the U.S. Marine Corps moved them out of Japanese-occupied Beijing or may have been on Japanese ship Awa Maru when it was torpedoed by the USS Queenfish and sank in April 1945. [32] Amber Room: Confirmed circa 1945
The Boscoreale Treasure is a large collection of exquisite silver and gold Roman objects discovered in the ruins of the ancient Villa della Pisanella at Boscoreale, near Pompeii, southern Italy. Consisting of over a hundred pieces of silverware , as well as gold coins and jewellery, it is now mostly kept at the Louvre Museum in Paris, although ...
The Belluno Treasure is largely composed of gold and gem-encrusted jewellery. The style of decoration from the hoard reflect contemporary fashions in the Mediterranean.It includes two gold cross pendants (one with punched ornamentation), a gold and garnet cloisonné disc brooch, a finger-ring, a gold pin with a terminus in the form of a hand (which may have once held a pearl), and gold beads.
Gold coins dating back more than 2,000 years have been found by metal detectorists in Wales, making them the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in the country.
The ancient house boasted water features and stunning wall art, photos show.
Pages in category "Treasure troves in Italy" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Gold of Taranto; H. House of the Vestals Hoards; M.
Archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb in Italy filled with over 150 artifacts, ... the goal is to make the found treasures available in a museum that opens to the public.