The reality is much more interesting: In an incredible bit of beginner’s luck, Schytz stumbled upon no fewer than 22 Iron Age gold treasures, totaling just over two pounds. It has been buried for about 1,500 years.
Ole Ginnerup Schytz’s first time using a metal detector proved a rewarding one last December when the rookie treasure hunter found a stunning cache of 6th century gold…
Thanks to a metal detector, a lucky 51-year-old man changed his life when he discovered a huge treasure of 22,000 ancient Roman coins dating back 1,500 years.
An amateur metal detectorist has unearthed one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain. Laurence Egerton, 51, made the discovery as he explored…
A £34m treasure trove sunk by the Nazis on a steamship has been recovered by a British-led team at a record depth of 5,150m
The SS City of Cairo was travelling from Bombay to England in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a U-boat 480 miles south of St Helena, taking…
In the quiet Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte, 1949 marked the beginning of an extraordinary archaeological journey
In the quiet Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte, 1949 marked the beginning of an extraordinary archaeological journey. Three brothers – Pavel, Petko, and Michail Deikov – were engaged…
Solomon’s immense wealth has led many to believe that there is a great treasure hidden somewhere, waiting to be discovered.
In the Hebrew Bible, the third king of Israel, Solomon, is depicted as a wise, powerful, and immensely wealthy king, who ruled between 965 BC and 925…
The ring was found in the same area as a set of golden horns, where an unknown elite may have ruled for hundreds of years
A metal detecting enthusiast has found a rare gold ring, which may reveal a new, unknown princely family in Denmark, which had close connections to the European…
650,000 euros of gold found in a jam jar in a French house full of trash
The gold discovered this week was the second such find in the old house A “treasure” of old gold bars and coins worth an estimated €650,000 has…
Million dollar treasure chest found after 10 years of searching
Since Fenn first placed the chest in the wilderness, he has been back to the location several times. On each occasion, he placed more valuables into the…
Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt in the Rocky Mountains
CBS News Millionaire Forrest Fenn hid a treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Five men died searching for it. The Fenn Treasure Gabriela Campos/eyevine/Redux In 2010, 80-year-old millionaire art…
Archaeologists have made a discovery that has shocked the world in the ruins of ancient Pompeii
The Discovery That Shook the Archaeological World In the ruins of ancient Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD,…