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A cup passed on to a grandson was thought to be made of brass, but was instead of gold and about 2,500-years old. At a British auction, it went for $100,000 (£50,000).
Englishman John Webster inherited the cup from his grandfather, a "rag-and-bone" man or junk dealer, and had it stored for years [...]

An alabaster head of Cleopatra and a Aphrodite mask believed to be Mark Antony’s have been found near Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, according to Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.
Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt, and Mark Anthony a ruler of Rome after Caesar’s death. The pair were famous lovers and each committed [...]

For news today, find out how and where you can work on an archaeological dig site. Then read about Indiana Jones style Crystal Skulls. And finally, how old are chocolate drinks? They could be ancient! Let’s go to today’s links…

Dig Like an Archaeologist
If you’ve ever had the hankering to work on an archaeological [...]

In recent news, the boat remains of Civil War blockade runner Kate Dale may have been discovered in a river, a stolen Yemen statue has been found, and an old brewery site in Melbourne, Australia could bring forth some very interesting artifacts. Let’s get to the links…
Marine archaeologist Billy Ray Morris may [...]

Interesting news for the day include a planned return to the Beringia land bridge by famed archaeologist Jacques Cinq-Mars, and a new interactive Web site that lets visitors peruse the maritime history within the waters of Ohio’s Lake Erie. Let’s get to the links…
Nearly 20 years ago, Canadian archaeologist Jacques Cinq-Mars discovered a 28,000 [...]

In archaeological news today, Harrison Ford gets elected, there’s a new and interesting Stonehenge quiz by National Geographic, an ancient Egyptian display opens in Athens, and a bust with other artifacts were found in the Rhone river. Let’s get to the links…
"Indiana Jones" actor Harrison Ford has been elected to the Board of Directors [...]

Three archaeological/treasure news articles stand out with extra interest today. With the upcoming Indiana Jones movie, a timely article discusses some of the real differences between "movies" and archaeological reality.
Ironically, there’s an article about German researchers claiming to have found the remains of the palace of the Queen of Sheba — and an altar [...]

Tammy Bullock of Boulder, Colorado found a painting in the trash, decided to grab it, held it for 10 years, and almost tossed it when moving into a new home.
It’s a good thing she didn’t. Although she didn’t know what to do with it or how to sell it, she felt it could [...]

You might never have thought about or expected it, but taking your ring in for cleaning leaves some small silver, gold, or platinum nuggets behind for the jeweler.
Don’t worry, your jeweler isn’t chopping pieces off from your jewelry when making them all shiny again. Buffing and cleaning a ring results in minute amounts of [...]

Odyssey Marine Exploration, a shipwreck treasure-hunting company based in Florida, has announced their first quarter 2008 earnings to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By accounts, their legal battle with Spain over the 17-tons of silver coins found in a shipwreck of May of 2007 isn’t helping them. Not only must the legal bills be substantial, [...]

Radiocarbon dating has marked the age of recently discovered Aboriginal tools found in Western Australia to 35,000 years old.
Archaeologists found the tools in a rock cave and believe further digging at the site could uncover artifacts as old as 45,000 years. Consultant archaeologist Neale Draper commented,

"Because we have a two-metre (six foot) deep archaeological [...]

Who would have thought a load of radiocarboned feces found in central Oregon would be key to laying a foundation of when humans first arrived in North America?
But it was indeed feces, of the fossilized variety, that leads to new evidence that North American’s arrived at least some 14,300 years ago—dispelling the common [...]

A rare letter written by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 was expected to sell between $3 million to $5 million US dollars in a Sotheby’s auction today.
It met expectations and in fact broke a record for any presidential manuscript and any American manuscript ever auctioned. The final winning bid was $3,401,000.
The manuscript was [...]

A clay tablet inscribed around 700 BC had hidden its secrets from researchers for over 150 years, but now its cuneiform script is translated and known to describe an asteroid impact at Köfels, Austria that occurred way back in 3123 BC.
The tablet was found by Henry Layard in the remains of the library [...]

The first archaeological dig in nearly fifty years has started at Stonehenge. British archaeologists are trying to unravel age-old secrets to the ancient stone circle. They believe Stonehenge was built around 2500 BC, but that’s simply an estimation.
The last site excavation of the site occurred in 1964, or 44 years ago. Video [...]

The common belief is that the first people to America arrived some 13,500 years ago. A new theory led by anthropologists suggests otherwise. How much earlier? Perhaps 1,000-2,000 years.
Texas A&M University Professors Ted Goebel and Michael Waters and University of Utah Professor Dennis O’Rourke theorize migration through Alaska may have started as long [...]

A rare first edition fantasy novel "The Hobbit" was sold for 60,000 pounds (approximately $122,000 U.S.) at Bonhams’ auction house in London. The 1937 novel was signed by its author, J.R.R. Tolkien, and was written prior to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
“The Hobbit” was originally penned for Tolkien’s children. A friend later [...]

Two metal detecting men uncovered 49 coins in a field that was once the site of a Roman encampment. The field is near Ugthorpe, UK and has been the source of at least two other finds.
The Roman coins, along with part of a brooch discovered, were declared treasure. Russell Willis, one of [...]

Digging for the suspected looted Nazi treasure in Deutschneudorf, Germany has begun. Treasure hunters in Germany hope to find parts of the fabled Amber Room along with stockpiles of stolen gold and other artifacts the Nazis hid toward the end of World War II.
The Amber Room was built from 1701-1709 in Prussia [...]

Deutschneudorf, Germany — Treasure hunters in Germany may have found the fabled Amber Room treasure, according to Spiegel Online. The Amber Room was built from 1701-1709 in Prussia and was beautifully created by German and Russian craftsmen with amber panels that were backed with gold leafs and mirrors.
The chamber was given to Russian [...]

A secret underground tunnel was discovered last year by archaeologists near the Belgium village of Zonnebeke and it is now being excavated.
The hidden shelter, known as Vampire Dugout, served as an underground headquarters for the British during World War I. The dugout was apparently named after soldiers who’s mission was [...]

Wyoming, US — A lesson of ‘not counting chickens before they hatch’ was learned regarding bats. Most experts believed bats developed sonar before flying. However, an exceptionally well preserved 52-million year-old bat fossil indicates the exact opposite - bats flew first and then developed sonar.
The bat fossil is the oldest known [...]

Seoul, South Korea - The Namdaemun gate, the oldest wooden structure in Seoul, went up in fire Sunday night. Namdaemun gate was built in 1398, rebuilt in 1447 and was given the status of "National Treasure number one" in 1962.
The historical gate survived the Japanese occupation and the Korean War, but it couldn’t [...]

You might imagine finding some old pennies, but who would ever expect to discover a shiny gold coin buried within the oldest part of an American City? But an old gold coin was indeed found, and it’s worth tens of thousands of dollars.
The Main Plaza area of downtown San Antonio, TX has been experiencing [...]

Miami Stone Circle was discovered in downtown Miami, Florida in 1998. It’s a series of 24 loaf-shaped holes or basins cut into the limestone bedrock on a coastal spit of land, surrounded by a large number of other ‘minor’ holes (See images.)
At first thought, it’s easy to expect any archaeological site [...]

The last thing you’d expect to form in the back of your mind while reading an archaeological article is a funny Bud-Light commercial.
Yet, it’s hard not to when reading this one …
First, just the facts:

An ancient site in Ireland
Approximately 3,000 years old
The focus is around a stone-mound, one of many such sites [...]

Van Gogh was an artist who created some enormously famous paintings and his name is known throughout the world.
While Vincent van Gogh only lived to be 37 and really only began as an artist toward the last ten years of his life, he produced more than 2,000 pieces of art.

Given the nature HuntTreasure, it just wouldn’t seem right if we didn’t at least talk a little bit about the movie, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets.
The movie premiered in New York on Dec. 17 and opened nationally in the US on Friday, the 21st. Up to the 24th, the movie had already found [...]

An original Magna Carta went up for sale December 18 at Sotheby’s. Although it didn’t fetch the upper end of the $30 million potential estimate, it was sold for a tidy sum of $21.3 million.
The 13 century document brought rights to subjects under English rule and was the foundation of many [...]

Back in 1701 Captain William Kidd was convicted of piracy and hung by the neck - twice in fact, since the hangman’s rope broke the first time.
The legendary Captain Kidd had actually sailed to his death. However, not on a ship and sunk in any battle, but on a trip to New York [...]