Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  A diver who caught a glimpse of something metallic found tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins just off shore Sardinia, near Arzachena, Italy. After alerting Italy’s Culture Ministry, divers ᴀssigned to an art protection squad and others from the ministry’s undersea archaeology department were sent to investigate the discovery. […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages – During an archaeological survey in Pezinok, a town near Bratislava, Slovakia, scientists unearthed several remarkable objects. The territory is part of an important historical mining site in the Little Carpathians, and the findings show that searching for ancient objects deep in the mountains outside known archaeological sites can bring significant […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have used gold impurities in silver coins and lead pollution in Greenland ice to show that the Romans were early pioneers of recycling. Extracting silver from ores and refining it at mints resulted in a lot of lead pollution. Ancient pollution entered the atmosphere, drifted across the Atlantic and left […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A group of metal detectorists examining a field near the Viking castle Fyrkat have discovered two remarkable treasures. The two Viking treasures were buried a few meters apart, and both contained many small silver coins and cut-up silver jewelry, which probably served as a means of payment by weight. Altogether, […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A spectacular gold coin was discovered by a metal detectorist near Morston, Norfolk, in April 2021. It has been declared treasure by a coroner. According to Professor of Early Medieval English History at Cambridge University, Rory Naismith, it is possible the Vikings made the coin. The imitation is “a bit […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new analysis of several Roman coins unearthed in 1713—long thought to be forgeries—suggests that they are authentic, providing evidence that the leader portrayed on one of the coins was indeed in power during the 260s CE. Paul Pearson of University College London, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in PLOS […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A metal detector has discovered an ancient coin depicting mighty Viking King Harald Hardrada. The 1,000-year-old coin was found in southern Hungary. The discovery was somewhat surprising to archaeologists who have struggled to explain how the coin could have ended up there. The small silver coin was found near the […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Israel have made another interesting discovery. This time while excavating in the Ramat Ha-Sharon region, just north of Tel Aviv they have unearthed not only evidence of agricultural-industrial activity dating back 1,500 years but also a startling ancient gold coin depicting Emperor Heraclius and Hill of Golgotha. A […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The medieval treasures including coins and jewelry that could possibly belong to a Ruthenian princess and sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth were discovered in the small village of Słuszków. The 900-year-old riches which include coins and jewellery were discovered in the small village of Słuszków.Insтιтute of Archaeology and […]