Medieval History
An important cache of medieval goldsmith works was found a few years ago, it was announced last week. The treasure was found by a man digging in his backyard in Wiener Neustadt. He, however, only took an interest in the objects quite recently, finally bringing them to the Austrian Office of Monument Preservation. On Friday it was reported that about 200 pieces were found - rings, brooches, other jewels, most apparently dating from the 13th-14th century.
Currently no detailed information is available on the find, but several pictures are already circulating on the internet. The image on the left is from this report by Der Standard, but the same photos released by the Bundesdenkmalamt have been published in many other places. The Austrian weekly profil was the first to report on the find, and The Associated Press also reported on the treasure - finally the story was picked up by several news outlets worldwide. The Bundesdenkmalamt of Austria will provide more details at a press conference on May 2nd.
The author of this blog of course would like to know whether any of the objects can be identified as of Hungarian origin.
Update: here is the report on the press conference of the Bundesdenkmalamt, where some of the objects were put on display.
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Medieval History
Medieval treasure discovered in Wiener Neustadt
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| Belt buckle from the Wiener Neustadt treasure |
Currently no detailed information is available on the find, but several pictures are already circulating on the internet. The image on the left is from this report by Der Standard, but the same photos released by the Bundesdenkmalamt have been published in many other places. The Austrian weekly profil was the first to report on the find, and The Associated Press also reported on the treasure - finally the story was picked up by several news outlets worldwide. The Bundesdenkmalamt of Austria will provide more details at a press conference on May 2nd.
The author of this blog of course would like to know whether any of the objects can be identified as of Hungarian origin.
Update: here is the report on the press conference of the Bundesdenkmalamt, where some of the objects were put on display.
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The Scottish government has released the latest annual Treasure Trove report, which reveals several dozen new finds from the medieval period. The report, which covers the period 1 April 2010 ? 31 March 2011, details some of the exciting new archaeological...
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