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| The Panagyurishte Treasure Discovered by Three Brothers. Source: See the ancient-origins.net link below. |
The discovery of the Panagyurishte Treasure occurred in 1949. On the 8 th of December that year, three brothers, Pavel, Petko and Mihail Deikov, were digging for clay in the yard of a ceramic factory in Panagyurishte. At around a depth of 2 m (6.6 feet), the brothers encountered some yellowish objects, which they extracted from the clay.
There is disagreement regarding the sequence of events that followed. Incidentally, some doubt has been cast on the accuracy of the measurement, as it has been argued that it is not possible that “such a thick layer of clayish soil could have piled up from antiquity to present day.”
According to one version of the story, the brothers, having inspected the objects, came to the conclusion that the objects were nothing more than a bunch of brass instruments hidden away by gypsies. Therefore, they did not give the objects much attention, and put them aside without any further thought. News of the discovery, however, spread through the small town, and the factory yard was soon crowded with curious townspeople who were eager to catch a glimpse of these strange ‘gypsy brass instruments’...
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/panagyurishte-treasure-0013368
The golden treasure consists of 9 ancient wine vessels that were used in religious ceremonies and feasts (with ritual function). The exquisite vessels are beautifully decorated with figures and scenes related to the Thracian mythology...
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
https://www.visitbulgaria.net/en/panagyurishte/pressreleases/20120527/panagyurishte_gold_treasure.html
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
I recently mentioned a couple of the big events in metal detecting history. One was the Thanksgiving Storm of 1984. I mentioned that those types of events don't come along very often. That is why you want to be alert and prepared. If you are a beach hunter that wants to find old treasure, you don't want to miss the best opportunities.
Being prepared means being up to date on what the beaches have been doing. Some beaches are more likely to produce than others if we do get some good erosion on the Treasure Coast. It partly depends upon their current state. Some beaches are buried under more sand than others. Some are buried under tons of sand that has accumulated in recent years. Some have much less overburden, and will produce with relatively little erosion. That is one reason it is important to keep watching current beach conditions. Not only do you want to know where you will have the best chance today if you decide to go metal detecting, but you will also want to know what beaches will produce if you get some level of erosion. Some will produce with little erosion, others will take a lot.
As I've often said, there is always some place to hunt and something to find. If you are aware of and interested in a variety of types of treasure, you will have a chance of finding one type when the others might be difficult to find.
If you are aware of the various types of treasure and the different beaches and different areas of those beaches and what they produce from time to time, you won't have to wait for the ideal conditions for any one particular type of treasure. You'll more often be able to find something of interest and value if you are familiar with more types of treasure and where they can be found.
A lot of people are not aware that both wind, rain and even construction projects can uncover some types of treasure. You don't have to wait for big waves to produce erosion. Rain, which we've been having a lot of while the sand has been accumulating on most beaches, will uncover things like bottles and fossils and Native American artifacts. It helps, of course, if you know where to look.
Lately some beaches have been producing fossils. And if you like to find things that are really old, fossils can be millions of years old. Some beaches have been producing fossils lately.
But back to the storms.
Tropical depression thirteen seems to have the best chance of affecting the Treasure Coast beaches right now, although the morning update has it shifting a little to the south.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
The Treasure coast is now out of the cone, however there is still time for it to shift again. And we don't need a direct hit, if we just get some waves hitting from a good angle. That doesn't look too likely right now either.
Still, you will want to have your supplies and equipment ready in case of any significant changes.
And it does look like the Keys could get some good action. There are some good treasure beaches down there too. I used to hunt down there a little, but haven't been down there for years. The Miami area looks like it could possibly get some good action. When I lived down south, Key Biscayne and Virginia Key were among my favorite hunting places. Bear Cut is where I found my first old bottles after Hurricane Andrew. There was a lot of old silver found not far from there too.
Any Florida treasure hunter should know the treasure lore of that area, not to mention the tons of modern beach treasure around the Miami area.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
Tropical depression fourteen appears to be heading towards Texas or Louisiana.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net