Sometimes, we are so busy with our daily lives that we forget that the Earth is full of traces of ancient civilizations. Therefore, there are not few cases of artifacts discovered by chance, even by people in their own homes. Including, some of the pieces are dated up to 2000 years before Christ! Check out these awesome stories.
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Artifacts discovered by chance
hidden treasure
For those who grew up watching treasure hunt movies, finding a chest with gold and precious stones is a distant dream. However, a British couple discovered a real gem while walking on the beach at Loe Bar, England.
First, they found a copper ingot on the beach, this in 1974, and then, 12 years later, they found a coin dated 600 years earlier. Both discoveries were by chance, but this motivated a team of archaeologists to investigate the site. In this way, it was possible to discover that there was a Portuguese vessel full of gold, dating from 1527, submerged on the beach.
a rare gem
Imagine finding an artifact that is more than 3,000 years old on your property? That's what happened to a Turkish farmer who found a Hittite bracelet while plowing his field for his crops. When announcing it to the Çorum Museum, the age and origin of this fine silver and copper jewel was confirmed. A few years later, UNESCO considered the piece a World Heritage Site, a vestige of one of the first peoples to handle precious metals.
brass instruments
More recently, in 2021, another discovery happened by chance, only this time in Poland. A man was working on clearing some rocks on his property when he discovered a bronze material. It resembled a hammer. To deal with the situation, the man warned the appropriate authorities, who ended up discovering more instruments. In all, 12 pieces were found, which must have belonged to the Voivodeship peoples who inhabited the region around 2000 to 1500 BC. W.
All these situations lead us to ask: what could we discover if we walked more carefully through the places? After all, a real treasure can be anywhere.