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Silver coins found at Odeon site in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

November 29th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Forty Roman coins have been found in the forum complex at the Odeon site in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

November 21st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Recently the remains of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe were exhumed to determine his real cause of death (he wasn’t poisoned).

November 20th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A chemical analysis of the composition of coins struck during the 1550s in England have revealed that some of the

August 10th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A trove of 650 pieces of silver coins has been found on the Baltic island of Gotland. “This is an

May 23rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel have unearthed a vessel containing a collection of gold and silver jewelry.

April 17th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A Viking-era “piggy bank” containing thousands of silver coins from the 11th century has been found on the Baltic island

May 27th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Between 1520 and 1650 Spain’s economy took a dive. This was previously attributed to the belief that too much imported

October 28th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists have developed a new, high-tech way to protect silver from tarnish, a huge threat to many museum artifacts. To