Huge 2,500-year-old treasure discovered in Czech Republic

Hundreds of gold and silver coins and ancient jewelry discovered in the Czech Republic have baffled archaeologists.

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered a treasure trove of hundreds of gold and silver coins, jewelry and other artifacts at what may have been an ancient Celtic marketplace some 2,500 years ago. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

The precious treasure was discovered during excavations at an undisclosed site in the Pilsen region of the western Czech Republic over the past five years. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

“The main goal of the project is primarily to preserve portable archaeological artifacts, which are directly threatened by illegal prospectors, excavation activities and natural impacts,” said Jan Maril, director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Czech Academy of Sciences. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

Experts have not revealed the exact location of the treasure to prevent illegal searches by metal detectorists. According to them, some small gold and silver coins have an animal on one side. Many gold jewelry were also found at this archaeological site. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

In addition, archaeologists also excavated a number of other metal objects, including gold pieces, silver bars, bronze belt buckles, pins, horse statues... Some of the artifacts are on display at a museum in the nearby village of Marianska Tynice. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

Research by experts shows that many of the newly discovered gold coins come from previously unknown mints. Museum archaeologist Daniel Stranik said the findings challenge experts' understanding of Celtic coins in the region. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

Researchers have found no solid evidence of a permanent Celtic settlement at the site of the massive find, so they speculate that it may have been a seasonal marketplace or market. Photo: Museum and Gallery of Northern Pilsen.

A marketplace is the most likely hypothesis to explain the large number of gold and silver fragments found at the site. These could have been used in trade or possibly mined under the supervision of local rulers. Photo: Muzeum a galerie severního Plzeňska v Mariánské Týnici.

The Celts were once thought to have inhabited only the western fringes of ancient Europe, including what is now Ireland. However, excavations and historical records show that the Celts lived across the entire continent, from the Iberian Peninsula to Anatolia and what is now the Czech Republic. Photo: Muzeum a galerie severního Plzeňska v Mariánské Týnici.

This is not the first time experts have discovered Celtic treasure in the Czech Republic. In July, archaeologists reported finding hundreds of coins and more than 1,000 pieces of jewelry from a 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement in Bohemia. Photo: Culture Club/Getty Images.

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