A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-decade discovery. In a press release that was translated into English, the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences explained that the treasure was found by a woman walking in Kutná Hora. The town is located in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The treasure consisted of over 2,150 silver coins, minted between 1085 and 1107.
says that battles were common during the period, and believes the depot could have been cash 'for paying wages or spoils of war.' ANCIENT SHIPWRECKS, ARTIFACTS DATING AS EARLY AS 3000 BC UNCOVERED BY UNDERWATER RESEARCHERS Velímský added that the value of the ancient coins was 'unimaginable' during the the time period. 'Unfortunately, for the turn of the 11th–12th century, we lack data on the purchasing power of contemporary coins.,' he explained.
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