British archaeologists who discovered hundreds of artefacts from a cluster of 17th century shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea have been accused of an ‘illicit excavation’. Enigma Recoveries, which led an expedition into the Levantine Basin off the coast of Cyprus, found 12 shipwrecks filled with Chinese porcelain, jugs, coffee pots, peppercorns and illicit tobacco pipes. The ships … Read more
Iron Age gold ring and Medieval silver brooch featuring two flag-bearing centaurs discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire are declared ‘treasure’ in first inquest held over video link The items were found by detectorists Mark Lambert and Christopher Mussell The brooch — which features two centaurs — dates back to 1200–1300 AD From 400–200 BC, the ring meanwhile … Read more
The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more