The traveler deposited the stash of gold, jewels, and silver coins near the Viking burial mounds in Haithabu some 800 years ago. Whoever that traveler was, and for whatever reason, he or she never returned to collect their treasure. Just recently, this hoard of precious items has again seen the light of day after it…
Metal Detectorist Uncovers Hoard of Gold, Jewels, Silver Coins Buried in Viking Gravesite 800 Years Ago
Homeowner Finds Gold Coins From King James I Era Under Floorboards Amid Kitchen Reno, to Fetch $290,000
Just beneath the floorboards and concrete of their home in rustic Ellerby, North Yorkshire, one fortunate couple exhumed a small but precious cache of old, glistening English gold. Found in situ under 6 or 8 inches of soil, during a kitchen reno reportedly, the find consisted of a small Staffordshire-ware container, no larger than a…
Scottish Researchers Uncover Relic-Like Crystal Jar With Gold Inscription From Viking-Age Treasure Hoard
Nearly nine years after a metal detectorist in Scotland first stumbled on the largest hoard of Viking-age treasure ever unearthed in Britain or Ireland, its contents continue to yield new discoveries in the hands of researchers. The Galloway Hoard, found in 2014 by one Derrick McLennan from Ayrshire, consists of over 100 gold, silver, crystal,…
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