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The mining site concerned was actually located in the surf zone, where the violent action of the waves theoretically made mining impossible,” archaeologist Dr. Dieter Noli told FoxNews.com. “So what the chaps do is push up a huge sea-wall with bulldozers parallel to the beach, with the ends running back to the beach. The result is a large man-made lagoon, with the surf pounding on the outside. Then they pump the sea-water out of the lagoon.” It was in this drained lagoon that the wreck was discovered. Noli, who is chief archaeologist of the Southern Africa Institute of Maritime Archaeological Research, wasn’t too surprised– with the abundance of shipwrecks on the coast (Portuguese sailors once called it “The Gates of Hell”), he knew the geologists would turn up something sooner or later.

500 year-old shipwreck full of gold found in a desert

9 June 20169 June 2016 Regton Detectors 1 Comment

500 year-old shipwreck loaded with gold found in Namibian desert.

Diamond miners recently discovered a ship that went down 500 years ago after draining a man-made lagoon on Namibia’s coast. While shipwrecks are often found along Africa’s Skeleton Coast, this one just so happened to be loaded with $13,000,000 worth of gold coins.

It also answers a centuries–old mystery and is what some archaeologists are calling one of the most significant shipwrecks ever found. The wreck was first discovered along the coast near Oranjemund by geologists from the mining company De Beers in April 2008. One reason it took centuries to find is because it was underneath the ocean floor.

The mining site concerned was actually located in the surf zone, where the violent action of the waves theoretically made mining impossible,” archaeologist Dr. Dieter Noli told FoxNews.com. “So what the chaps do is push up a huge sea-wall with bulldozers parallel to the beach, with the ends running back to the beach. The result is a large man-made lagoon, with the surf pounding on the outside. Then they pump the sea-water out of the lagoon.”

It was in this drained lagoon that the wreck was discovered. Noli, who is chief archaeologist of the Southern Africa Institute of Maritime Archaeological Research, wasn’t too surprised– with the abundance of shipwrecks on the coast (Portuguese sailors once called it “The Gates of Hell”), he knew the geologists would turn up something sooner or later.

University of Leicester archaeologists find new Roman site.

16 December 201516 December 2015 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Roman and medieval artefacts have been found in a new archaeological dig in the centre of Leicester. The dig, at the former Southgates Bus Depot and on Peacock Lane, has uncovered fragments of wall, mosaic pavement and painted wall plaster. The site is close to Leicester’s historic centre, where the remains of Richard III were found in 2012. Other artefacts include coins, tableware, game counters, a number of bone hair pins and a copper spoon.

The University of Leicester team said the excavation would offer insights into the lifestyles and industry of the people living along one of Leicester’s principle medieval streets. Archaeologist John Thomas said: Having the chance to excavate in this part of Leicester is fantastic. Because of the historic nature of the modern city centre, archaeologists rarely get the opportunity to explore this part of the city. He said a number of large stone and timber buildings and boundary walls, dating from the 2nd Century through to the 4th Century had been identified running along the sides of the streets.

Fellow archaeologist Mathew Morris added: “This part of Roman Leicester is very poorly understood, because there has been little previous archaeological investigation in the vicinity. One of the Roman streets found on the site has never been seen before in Leicester and isn’t on any of our plans of the Roman city. This is a significant find and raises exciting new questions about the layout of the early Roman town and how it evolved through the Roman period.”

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

2000 years old gold artefacts discovered in kurgan in Kazakhstan

22 January 201522 January 2015 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Archaeologists studying an ancient burial mound in southern Kazakhstan discovered gold and bronze artefacts – Tengrinews informs. The discovery was made during research in the Kok Kainar kurgan, located in the district of Alatau in Almaty, in southern part of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. The study of ancient burial place conducted by archaeologists from the Historical Museum in Almaty, led to the discovery of new artefacts. Among the finds there is a forged gold figurine of a wild cat, the front and rear paws are based on two flat plates, dating from approx. the fourth century BC.

According to the experts, the artefact was probably part of the composition with magical meaning which could be a decoration of a headgear. Another discovery was a gold plaque with a carved drawing showing a bird of prey with a hooked beak and spread wings, whose head is facing left. The form of a bird is shown on the background made of strawberry-like fruits. According to the researchers, drawing on the unearthed plate may have heraldic meaning. All the artefacts discovered in the Kok Kainar kurgan were moved to the Historical Museum in Almaty.

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Metal detecting enthusiast unearths hoard of 1,700-year-old silver

2 May 20142 May 2014 Regton Detectors 2 Comments

Stephen Auker, who recently took up metal detecting shrugged off his novice status to pull off a major archaeological discovery. He found dozens of ancient silver Roman coins at a site in Riddlesden. They are all more than 1,700 years old and date from the time of Roman emperors such as Hadrian, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius. They have already been named ‘The Riddlesden Hoard’, but have still to be valued. Mr Auker, who lives in Riddlesden, Keighley, said he felt “incredibly lucky”. He only started metal detecting as a new hobby just before Christmas, after previously dedicating much of his time to running in aid of Cancer Research UK. After buying a metal detector he started searching for items he could sell to continue raising cash for charity. He said and his wife went to an area of Riddlesden where he had permission to conduct metal detecting.

Stephen Auker with XP Deus metal detector, and some of the coins