Researchers have unraveled the mysterious origins of silver that was used to make coins during the early medieval period in Europe. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of experts ...

Sometime around 660 CE, silver coinage replaced gold as the dominant form of currency in northwest Europe. But what was the source of all that silver? According to a recent paper published in the ...

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

The coins collectively weighed around 13 lbs. It only costs a few dollars to buy a tub of bait worms for fishing, but many people are fine with sourcing them straight from the ground. And who knows?

Archaeologists in Czechia found a 900-year-old “jackpot” of more than 2,000 silver coins after a woman stumbled on some coins, an institute said. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy ...

Archaeologists excavated the ruins of religious building and found a skeleton holding a 600-year-old silver communion set, photos show. Photo from Hungary’s National Institute of Archaeology ...

A set of silver coins from the collection of Déri Museum Debrecen (Hungary) was examined by X-ray fluorescent elemental analysis with the aim to assign the coins to different groups with the best ...