The day the ‘slintáky’ fell

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Inside this issue

1. 20 · Does Větruše harbour any further secrets?
2. 12 · A top-notch vegetable harvest
3. 26 · Treasure: 22,000 Roman coins

Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.

Dear readers, it is my honour and pleasure to announce that the first issue of this year’s Detektor revue magazine has just left the printers and is on its way to your letterboxes or regular collection points. And, as is now tradition, I shall give you at least a brief overview of the contents of this issue. Right at the start, you can admire artefacts belonging to Major-General Karel Střelec; after that, we’ve prepared a treasure-hunting ‘masterpiece’ from our colleague Kostík for you. Here is a brief ‘photo retrospective’ of the second annual treasure hunters’ gathering in Protivanov, and it is quite possible that you or one of your fellow treasure hunters might recognise yourselves in the photographs (with the exception of the roast pig, as that was eaten on the spot). When two people do the same thing, it is not always the same thing – a fact that is confirmed in the report on the demonstration excavation of a hoard of bronze artefacts. Our colleague Jiří Táborský has prepared a brief reminder of a little-known event, referred to in history as the Čáslav Rebellion; then, so that war enthusiasts don’t miss out, our colleague Stahad will take the floor to discuss his dangerous find. Lovers of underground sites and bunkers can look forward to a visit to the Civil Defence Museum in Ústí nad Labem, whilst numismatists and treasure hunters may be interested in the latest information on a huge hoard of 22,000 Roman coins in England. In the survey, you’ll find out what treasure hunters think about batteries and rechargeable cells for metal detectors, followed by a search for a mysterious aeroplane from the Šumava Mountains by our colleague Wood. To my colleague nicknamed Ja. Runa has managed to make a nice notch in the detectorist’s stock – but let yourself be surprised. For the fourteenth time, Bedřich Přibil’s catalogue of Czechoslovak relics is available to you, and our colleague Jan Škarka has not forgotten to include a well-researched excursion into the realm of artillery technology. The first instalment of the series The Metal Detectorist in the Field discusses what shoes to wear when searching, whilst the magazine concludes with a short story by Václav Moravec, this time with the promising title In Search of the Templars’ Treasure.

Adam Krejčík, Editor-in-Chief; Zdeněk Procházka, Managing Editor; and Miroslav UC Kratochvíl, Publisher, wish you an undisturbed read.