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A farmer lost a hammer in his field and went looking for it with a metal detector — instead he found nearly 15,000 Roman coins, gold jewelry and silver tableware buried beneath the soil, one of the richest Roman treasure hoards ever discovered in Britain
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (521+ words) Peter Whatling lost a hammer in a Suffolk field in November 1992, the sort of thing that happens on a farm most weeks and never gets written down anywhere. Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit Peter Whatling lost a hammer in a…...
A Metal Detectorist Found 52,503 Roman Coins. Then Their Unusual Order Revealed a 1,700-Year-Old Mystery
16+ hour, 14+ min ago (484+ words) 52,503 Roman artefacts and a burial site that defies any obvious explanation. In April 2010, metal detectorist Dave Crisp was sweeping a field near Frome, Somerset, when his equipment picked up an unusual signal about a foot below the surface. He uncovered…...
Ancient Swedish Goths Had Surprisingly Accurate Calendars
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (625+ words) On a mostly flat plain an hour north of Stockholm lies a collection of large burial mounds dating from an ancient culture at least 2500 years old. These people were not Vikings; they were northern Germanic Goths, pagan polytheists worshiping the…...
York event to reveal new discoveries from landmark Coppergate excavation
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (207+ words) Fresh discoveries from one of York’s most famous archaeological digs are set to take centre stage at a major event. The findings, made in the years since the original Coppergate excavation, will be the focus of this year’s Richard Hall…...
'Biggest surprise of my life': Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered in backyard
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (709+ words) The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark's largest known hoard of Viking Age silver. The finder, a man based in the northern Danish municipality of Rebild who wishes to…...
Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered in backyard
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (709+ words) The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark's largest known hoard of Viking Age silver. The finder, a man based in the northern Danish municipality of Rebild who wishes to…...
In Denmark, a number of treasures believed to have been produced during the Viking Age were discover.. - MK
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (391+ words) In Denmark, a number of treasures believed to have been produced during the Viking Age were discovered while the backyard was being renovated to install a terrace. The total weight of artifacts made of silver, such as jewelry, chains, and…...
Homeowner finds Denmark’s largest Viking treasure trove buried beneath backyard
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (327+ words) The 1,100-year-old cache includes about 700 objects, among them jewelry, silver ingots, Anglo-Saxon and Islamic coins, and a tiny item resembling Thor’s hammer, offering rare insight into Viking trade and wealth A homeowner in northern Denmark made an extraordinary discovery while…...
Patio work uncovers astonishing silver haul: 18.5 kilos of Viking treasure
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (349+ words) Routine garden work led to the discovery of hundreds of objects buried more than a thousand years ago. The collection is now being examined for what it can reveal about Viking-era economic practices. A homeowner preparing a patio in Rebild,…...
Man digging in backyard during renovations discovers Viking-age silver hoard
1+ week, 1+ day ago (140+ words) WKRC REBILD, Denmark (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A man was digging in his backyard to prepare it for renovations when he discovered a buried silver hoard from the age of Vikings According to information obtained by CNN, the man was digging…...