Detektor revue 1/2017
A Viking gold hoard
An interview with Danish finder Marie Aagaard Larsen of Team Rainbow Power follows the search for a major Viking gold hoard.
Interview with an international finder
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Zlatý poklad vikingů
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Inside this issue
- 10 · The great story of a single badge
- 16 · Under the Sign of the Turul
- 36 · An ordinary adventurer
Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.
Dear readers,
The latest issue of Detektor revue, the first of this year, has just left the printers and is on its way to your letterboxes and the usual retail outlets. It is marked as No. 1/2017. We have decided to continue numbering the magazine according to its publication date, regardless of the backlog that has built up over the years. This is primarily to put an end to the confusion that occasionally arose regarding magazine subscriptions and distribution. For those of you who have already subscribed to Detektor revue, this formal change will not affect you in any way; you will all receive the number of copies of Detektor revue for which you have paid. And now, as usual, here’s a little taster.
As usual, we begin with the ‘Artefact of the Month’ section, which this time features an ancient brass Chinese inkwell, introducing us to the world of masterful Chinese calligraphy. Below is an interview with Marie Aagaard Larsen, a member of the Danish treasure-hunting club Team Rainbow Power, entitled ‘The Vikings’ Golden Treasure’, in which Marie gives DR an exclusive account of the successful recovery of the largest hoard of Viking gold in Danish history. An anonymous questionnaire survey, prepared by a team led by archaeologist Mgr., should serve as a significant step towards a better mutual understanding of the views and attitudes of archaeologists and treasure hunters. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph. D. Here are the details. The history of our finds is sometimes convoluted and exciting; Luděk recounts one such story in the article ‘The Great Story of a Little Badge’.
Our Slovak contributor, Petkozberatel, has uncovered the fate of the owner of a unique Hungarian Royal Air Force dagger; he titled his article ‘In the Sign of the Turul’. “How do you envisage ‘The Search’ in the future?” is the question we put to treasure hunters in our regular ‘Poll’ section. ‘Píp-tec Year One’ is the unvarnished account of the first year of the treasure hunters’ gathering, which was spontaneously organised for their own amusement by a bunch of tough blokes from Moravia. Bird rings are common finds; the one found by Stahad on a Eurasian eagle-owl was the inspiration for the article ‘King of the Night’, in which you will also learn what to do with such rings. Collector Ivo Tomáš answers your questions in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice Corner’. What follows is what many of you have been eagerly awaiting – the results of the vote for the eighth edition of our readers’ metal detector competition. This instalment of our Advice Column is dedicated to the so-called Bits and pieces. Three expeditions to Poland, or the bloody end of the war in Szczecin. This is the apt and promising title our regular contributor Greg P. gave to his report. Fans of short stories will certainly enjoy Hrot – a magical short story by Rovin. Acciho, our regular contributor and a master at unearthing unique, surprising stories and destinies buried in the layers of time, was inspired this time to investigate by a small cabinet purchased at auction, depicting an unknown man wearing a fez. The result is a gripping story entitled An Ordinary Adventurer. The ‘Archaeological Snippets’ section reveals one of the mysteries of Stonehenge; you will also learn what genes can reveal to archaeologists and discover a unique find of mass graves of victims of the plague epidemic in Kutná Hora. In the article From the Hands of a Prehistoric Potter, Tomáš P. recounts the discovery of a Late Stone Age cup, which he donated to the collections of the Regional Museum in Olomouc. Those interested in military technology will certainly welcome another study by the military technology historian Jan Škarka, this time on the subject of the 3.7 cm UV vz. 34 cannon (ÚV Škoda A3). And finally, we are all certainly looking forward to the sixth instalment of the diary kept by our fellow treasure hunter Jarda, who has been writing it since the 1990s – back in the pioneering days of metal-detecting in this country. We are reprinting them under the title The Treasure Hunter’s Testament.
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