While digging for worms near his summer home outside Stockholm, a fisherman stumbled on the biggest catch of his life. He uncovered a colossal hoard — around 20,000 silver coins…

Research team member Edi Lipsman discovered the treasure when his metal detector went off as he passed a large stone and two ancient walls in Susita National Park, near the…

Czech authorities announced that hikers in the Krkonoše Mountains made an extraordinary discovery. A group of tourists stumbled on a 15-pound hoard that included 598 gold coins, a silver wallet,…

The ship Bom Jesus set sail from Lisbon on March 7, 1533, and was lost at sea during a fierce storm on its way to India. The wreck lay buried…

Archaeologists excavating in the Jordan River Valley in Israel uncovered 160 ancient coins. The hoard dates to roughly 2,100 years ago. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus,…

In 2021, archaeologists identified the Saint-Belec slab as Europe’s oldest map — a carved stone about 4,000 years old. The slab’s puzzling engraving has baffled historians for more than a…

A large stash of Roman silver denarii has been found in a Tuscan forest, and researchers are offering several theories about its origin. An explorer from the Livorno archaeological group…

Experts date the necklace to 630–670 AD. A team from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) discovered the early medieval piece during excavations in Northamptonshire, England. The digs were carried…

According to the Buzău County Museum in Romania, this is the largest piece of amber ever found. An elderly resident of the village of Colți, located in southeastern Romania, stumbled…

A field in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway hid a stash of silver coins for more than 700 years. Experts believe the treasure, consisting of 8,407 silver coins,…

In Gogol’s day, folk tales said a fern’s mythical midnight fire flower marked buried treasure. Ferns don’t actually bloom; they reproduce with spores, tiny particles you can only see under…