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 Czar Peter the Great in 1716 by Prussia’s King Friedrich Wilhelm I to deepen their alliance.

During the early invasion of Russia in World War II, Germany looted the Amber Room. It was taken apart, moved and eventually disappeared toward the end of the war. Since then, only mystery has surrounded its fate - some believing it was destroyed while others believed it to be hidden.

The mystery, or at least part of it, has perhaps been solved. An underground cavern was detected that may have two tons of gold and leads to the speculation of the presence of the Amber Room.

“I’m well over 90 percent sure we have found the Amber Room,” the mayor of Deutschneudorf, Heinz-Peter Haustein, who led the search, told SPIEGEL ONLINE. “The chamber is likely to be part of a labyrinth of storage rooms that the Nazis built here. I knew it was in this area. I just never knew exactly where.”

Articles of this story may be found through Spiegel Online, German Treasure Hunters Claim to Have Found Amber Room, as well as the short embedded Newscom report here: