UK Treasure Hunters Jailed for Stealing Viking-Era Hoard
Two amateur British treasure-hunters were sentenced Friday to long prison terms for stealing a hoard of 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon coins and jewelry valued at millions of dollars.
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Robbers Ram-Raid Car Into French Cathedral, Steal Treasures
Robbers rammed a car into a medieval cathedral in southwest France early Monday, breaking windows and sawing through metal bars to grab silver chalices and other irreplaceable church treasures, local authorities said.
Read moreSan Diego Court Finds Treasure in Decades-Old Time Capsule
San Diego Superior Court broke open a time capsule from 1961 on Friday containing court documents, newspapers announcing John Glenn’s trip to the moon and letters of congratulations on the new courthouse from past presidents.
Read moreAncient Coins, Bracelets Looted From Romania Return Home
Coins and bracelets from the 1st century that were looted from western Romania years ago and smuggled out of the country were put on display Thursday after a joint investigation with Austria brought them back home.
Read moreArchaeologists Find Silver Treasure on German Baltic Island
Hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets linked to the era of Danish King Harald Gormsson have been found on the eastern German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea.
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Buried Medieval Treasure Found in French Abbey
French archaeologists have discovered a medieval treasure on the site of a famous abbey in central France that had remained buried for over eight centuries.
Read moreContractor Allowed to Intervene in Sunken-Treasure Case
A company that provided its proprietary maps and software to a hunt for sunken treasure off the Florida coast was wrongly denied its right to intervene in a case involving 400 pieces of gold and other artifacts retrieved from the wreck, the 11th Circuit has ruled.
Read moreExplorers Claim Sunken Ship Valued at $18 Million
Almost exactly a century after the sinking of the S.S. Mantola, a World War I-era steamship believed to be carrying $18 million in silver treasure, explorers have brought a federal action laying claim to the vessel.
Read moreEx-Treasure Hunter Given Ultimatum for Gold Coins
A federal judge in Ohio ordered a former treasure hunter to divulge the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins or face another contempt-of-court charge.
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Who Stashed Gold Inside a British Piano? It’s a Mystery
British officials say they’ve been unable to trace the rightful heirs to a trove of gold coins found stashed inside a piano and worth a “life-changing” amount of money.
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