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Golden dagger unearthed in Bulgaria
Archaeologists have unearthed a 5,000 year old dagger and more than 500 other gold items in central Bulgaria. The artifacts shed new light on ancient Thracian civilization.
The gold and platium dagger is in remarkable condition, and still retains its edge. It probably belonged to a high priest. The past two years have been extremely productive for Bulgarian archaeologists. Less than a month before, archaeologists unearthed a unique, 50-item collection of 2,400-year-old Thracian riches, including a golden wreath with an image of the Greek goddess Nike.
Via “SETimes.com”:http://www.setimes.com
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Irish bog yields 1,000-year-old treasure
Fragments of an ancient manuscript, possibly more than 1,000 years old, have been uncovered in a bog in Ireland.
The discovery of the psalter in the south Midlands area has already been hailed by experts as the greatest find from a European bog.
It is said to be one of the most significant discoveries in European and world archaeology in decades.
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Artifacts help identify mystery wreck
Artifacts like this toy soldier or helping archaeologists identify a shipwreck off the Delaware coast. Likely suspects include the Severn, lost in 1774, and the Commerce, lost in 1771. Both ships were making runs from England to the colonies when lost.
Recent beach restoration work by the Army Corp of Engineers uncovered thousands of artifacts and wreckage. Local treasure hunters and metal detectorists located many more items on nearby beaches. State archaeologists were brought in and identified a wreck site just off shore. They are planning another dive on the site soon.
via “Delaware Online”:http://www.delewareonline.com
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$155,000 royal ring dug from plowed field
A retiree from Manchester, England found a tiny ring while metal detecting plowed fields at Manley Old Hall on the edge of the Delamere Forest in Cheshire. It turned out to be a 650 year old piece of jewelry commissioned by Edward III for one of his supporters.
The ring brought £84,000 (approximately $155,000 US) at auction, which the finder will split with the land owner. The find was originally valued at only £3,000 by government appraisers.
You know, here in the state we just don’t get the chance to even dream about a 650 year old anything, other than maybe a gold nugget. Anyone from the US gone on one of thse European hunting trips?
Via “Telegraph.co.uk”:http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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Sales of Garrett metal detectors experience post 9/11 boom
After the tragedy of 9/11, sales of “Garrett metal detectors”:http://www.garrett.com have skyrocketed — at least those of the security side of the business. Garrett divides its business into the hobby side, which most of us are familiar with, and the security side which supplies airports and law enforcement with hand scanners and walk through units. The security side now accounts for 60% of revenues.
This article from the Dallas Morning news has really good background on Charles Garrett, founder and legendary treasure hunter. Well worth reading. I also found it interesting to here about the wide variety of uses metal detectors have these days. Notably, the Dallas Zoo is using metal detectors on their penguins! Apparently they’ve had a problem with people tossing change into the penguin habitats and they have to wand their bellies!
Via “The Dallas Morning News”:http://www.dallasnews.com
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Diving for scraps of gold
The high price of gold has one treasure hunter going back to a previously salvaged wreck looking for the scraps. Only five bars of gold were left unaccounted for on the wreck of the Royal Merchant Ship Niagara, but those could now be worth more than $2 million New Zealand dollars (about $1.2 million US).
The ship was sunk by a German mine at the onset of World War II in 1940. Salvage operations in 1941 and 1952 recovered 585 bars of gold, leaving five bars resting on the bottom. Recent increases in the price of gold are making the 120 meter dive look profitable so Keith Gordon, of Tutukaka-based SeaRov Technologies, is going after them.
Via “The Northern Avocate”:http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/
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Treasures of the RMS Titantic on tour
The touring Titanic artifact exhibition is wrapping up its 2006 touring schedule with stops in five more cities nationwide. Since 1991, the touring expedition has been seen by over 15 million people worldwide. Schedule stops include:
* Des Moines
* Long Beach
* San Francisco
* Las Vegas
* Miama
Along with treasures like this diamond ring, the tour features stock certificates, personal artifacts, coins, and even currency. Models and other exhibits round out the tour.
The show features 100 authentic artifacts recovered from the ship’s debris field. Tour what guest’s state rooms looked like aboard the ship that sank and come face to face with a real iceberg.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for kids.
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A profile of legendary treasure hunter Bob Marx
Bob Marx, considered by many to be one of the World’s top treasure hunters, is profiled in a great piece in Florida Today. Marx has dove on countless shipwrecks, written several books on treasure hunting, and explored the ruins of Port Royal, the infamous pirate town that sank into the sea following a massive earthquake.
My favorite story from the article is how Bob Marx turned down $50,000 to consultant on the first Pirates of the Caribbean film because the producer was an ass and wouldn’t put on his cigar in their initial meeting.
In his 60’s Marx has been hunting nearly all his life, following his first shipwreck discovery at age 15. This story and lots more are in the article, it’s a very interesting read.
Anyone have any interesting Bob Marx stories to share?
Via Florida Today
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Tell us about your latest finds
Share your latest finds with the world! “Send me your stories”:http://www.treasurereport.com/submissions/, along with a photo if you have one. Tell me where you found it, the conditions, with what equipment, and what you think it might be worth. Any historical information or other background material is also welcome.
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Mermaid’s lost charm recovered 53 years later
In “Weeki Wachee Springs”:http://www.weekiwachee.com/, Florida you can see real live mermaids. Well, sorta. Women in mermaid suits anyhow. They put on an underwater theater of sorts. They’ve been doing this since the early 1950’s, which is where this story begins.
It seems that two of the “merpeople” Florence and George fell in love, and got married. Florence was later killed in a car accident, along with one of their two children. Fast forward over fifty years.
One of today’s generation of mermaids happen to spot this small silver charm glinting in the sand near the area where the mermaids perform. It says Florence on the front and Charlie on the back. Charlie is still living, and the charm was returned to him — a symbol of his past love, and tragedy.
Via WLTX TV
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