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Inside this issue

1. 2 · The old man’s hoard
2. 10 · The dead from the bunker
3. 42 · Celtic Biatec coins

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

Dear readers, the latest issue of Detektor revue is on its way to your letterboxes, and it is my pleasure to introduce you to its contents.

We begin with our regular ‘Artefact of the Month’ feature, in which we’ll be showcasing a beer warmer from the Sudetenland, followed by an interview with the lucky and honest finder of a bronze hoard. We’ll stay with hoards for a moment, though this time we’re not talking about antiquity – but you can read all about that in our colleague Stač’s article. The next article, ‘The Dead from the Bunker’, proves that a true treasure hunter never rests, not even whilst on a summer holiday in the countryside. Lovers of war decorations are sure to find plenty to enjoy in Edmund Orián’s comprehensive treatise on British orders awarded to Czechoslovak legionnaires. Below is our regular survey, in which fellow treasure hunters have told us how they clean their finds. You can find out how best to look after your footwear so that your feet don’t suffer whilst out in the field in the second instalment of the series on treasure-hunting kit, ‘The Treasure Hunter in the Field’. If the winter weather prevents you from heading out into the field with your metal detector, don’t despair, but have a go at playing the treasure-hunting board game Hledači, nezlob se! with your loved ones; we’ve prepared it for you as a little New Year’s gift, and you’ll find it on the centre double-page spread of the magazine. Jiří Hlavnička’s essay takes us into the landscape of hammer mills and charcoal kilns on the Rožmitál estate, and includes a fictionalised account of everyday life in the village below Rožmitál Castle. Numismatist Martin Furugláš has prepared the first instalment of a series on Austro-Hungarian crown coins, which will be particularly useful for novice numismatists. The 15 cm Model 37 howitzer – this is another work penned by military technology historian Jan Škarka. Our colleague Wood will bring us up to date with the latest developments surrounding the Strážov treasure – and it won’t be a cheerful read. You may have come across the researcher and journalist Josef Procházka in the extensive series of articles on Marobud and his residence, which we published regularly last year. This author has now turned his attention to a numismatic mystery from the Celtic region, namely Biatec-type coins. You can read about the perilous life of Jan Smudek, a legend of the anti-fascist resistance, in an article by Jiří Levý, whilst the end of the magazine is reserved for the second part of the short story In Search of the Templars’ Treasure, penned by metal detectorist and writer Václav Moravec.

Adam Krejčík, Editor-in-Chief; Zdeněk Procházka, Managing Editor; and Miroslav UC Kratochvíl, Publisher, wish you undisturbed reading and much joy in life.