People across the UK have been unearthing treasures this year. But no one has stumbled across a more valuable find than one UK birdwatcher, who just discovered a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth 845,000 pounds (US$1.176 million). It is being called the largest recorded collection of Celtic coins ever found in the UK mainland….
Birdwatcher Spots Gold Coin in Field, Unearths Hoard of 1,300 Celtic Coins Worth 845,000 Pounds
Archeologists Find 17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting
February 24, 2021
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An Australian rock painting has been dated at approximately 17,300 years old—the oldest known artwork still on the wall of a rock shelter in the country—in a finding that unlocks a greater understanding of humanity’s ancient past. Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) found the kangaroo painted by…
Amateur Treasure Hunter Finds Long-Lost Gold Figurine From King Henry VIII’s Crown in English Countryside
An amateur treasure hunter recently identified a solid gold artifact he unearthed as the long-lost centerpiece of King Henry VIII’s crown. The object was found near a pond in the Northamptonshire countryside, at the back of Market Harborough Golf Club. At the site, which was once a medieval village known as Little Oxendon, 49-year-old Kev…
NASA’s Astrobiology Rover Perseverance Makes Historic Mars Landing
LOS ANGELES—NASA’s science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. Mission managers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Egypt: Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Beer Factory in Abydos
CAIRO—Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery that could produce thousands of liters of beer in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry said. The site in Egypt’s Sohag Governorate likely dates back to the reign of King Narmer around 3,100 BC, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Dr. Matthew…
Archeologists Unearth 5,000-Year-Old Crystal Dagger in Chieftain’s Tomb in Spain
Archeologists in Spain have discovered a 5,000-year-old crystal dagger dating all the way back to prehistoric civilizations. Not only is the relic quite rare, but researchers believe its users hoped to access “magical powers” through wielding it, among other uses. In the megalithic tomb of Montelirio tholos, located in southwestern Spain, researchers discovered a treasure…
Scientists in Greece Find 20 Million Year-Old Petrified Tree
LESBOS, Greece—Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilized tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years. The tree was found during roadwork near an ancient forest petrified millions of years ago on the eastern Mediterranean island and transported from the site using a…
Woman Discovers Her Garden ‘Stepping Stone’ Is Actually an Ancient Roman Slab Worth $20,000
Imagine finding out that an ordinary-looking rock you’ve been using as a stepping stone is actually an ancient relic worth more than $20,000. A southern-English woman discovered a marble slab in her garden years ago. At the time, she thought it was just an ordinary garden rock. So, for more than 10 years, she used…
Gardener Digs Up 63 Medieval Gold Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII’s First Three Wives
Can you imagine accidentally unearthing a rare treasure while weeding your garden? Recently, as part of their Portable Antiques Scheme (PAS) report for 2019, the British Museum has announced an uptick in “garden finds” during the global CCP virus lockdown, including two significant gold coin hordes that have been dug up recently. Ian Richardson, treasure…
Archeologists Uncover the First Known Dark Age Roman Mosaic Crafted in Britain
Archeologists have uncovered a rare, delicate Roman mosaic that dates all the way back to the mid-5th Century A.D. The discovery shocked researchers, who say that this mosaic was crafted during the “Dark Ages,” decades after Roman rule had ended in Britain. The discovery, found at Chedworth Roman Villa, in England, calls into question some…
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