Treasures found hidden in construction and building sites
Alice Cattley
04 January 2024
Buried treasures uncovered by building work
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Hildesheim Treasure
dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo
Oseberg ship
Heiko Junge/AFP/Getty Images
York Helmet
Courtesy Anthony Chappel Ross
Lopen Mosaic
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Metro marbles
Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images
Newbridge chariot
Courtesy National Museums Scotland
Missing porcelain
dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo
Jewish cup
Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
Ceramic 'dummy eggs'
Serg Zastavkin/Shutterstock
Body of Richard III
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Ancient jewellery
Seyllou/AFP/GettyImages
Roman beaker
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Chinese dog figurine
Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Celtic coins
Courtesy Oberoesterreichisches Landesmuseum
Seaport shipwreck
Courtesy City of Boston Archaeology Program
Sunken Buddha
Imago / Alamy Stock Photo
Pot of gold
Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities
Hidden painting
Courtesy Facebook/Oscar de la Renta
Triceratops bones
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
A hidden 'key'
Courtesy Travel Channel
Stash of stolen cash
Courtesy Reserve Bank of Australia Museum
17th-century coins
Classic Image / Alamy Stock Photo
Aboriginal artefacts
Courtesy Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Treasure from various centuries
Martin Charles Hatch/Shutterstock
A 12th-century Islamic bathhouse
makesushi1/Shutterstock
Treasure troves
arun sambhu mishra/Shutterstock
A Victorian bathhouse
W.E. Hodgkin, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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