Where to go for Celts

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Inside this issue

1. 10 · The secret of the hoard beneath the overhang
2. 12 · How to find a million Reichsmarks
3. 22 · 9 May in Kletečná

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

Dear readers,

The latest issue of Detektor revue has left the printers and is on its way to your letterboxes and the usual retail outlets. It is labelled No. 3/2018 and, as always, we’re offering you a little taster in advance.

As is our tradition, we begin with our regular ‘Artefact of the Month’ feature, which this time features a rare Schlaraffia ring. ‘Where to go for the Celts?’ is not a tip for looting archaeological sites, but an invitation to a remarkable exhibition at the National Museum, which no history enthusiast should miss. This article was written exclusively for Detektor revue by Viktoria Čisťakova, co-curator of the exhibition. This is followed by a look back at the 14th friendly gathering of treasure hunters with Detektorweb in the photo report Sloup 2018. ‘The Secret of the Hoard Beneath the Overhang’ is the title of an article about an unusual find made by treasure hunter Pavel during the ‘Sloup weekend’. Members of Germany’s oldest treasure-hunting club, K. S. F. Cocos e. V. Berlin present their latest extraordinary find in an article entitled ‘How to find a million Reichsmarks: “Stars” under the coil’ – as the title suggests, the article will be about meteorites. Dalibor Velebil from the Mineralogy and Petrology Department of the National Museum writes about how to recognise that a find might be a meteorite and what steps to take next. Alpikh discovered the age-old truth that nothing is ever searched thoroughly enough, and wrote an article about it entitled ‘9 May at Kletečná’. For those who do not wish to treat their finds like delicate pansies or irreversibly damage them through improper handling, the seventh instalment of our series The Conservator’s Lair is dedicated to them. Acci is sharing his practical experience as a museum conservator with you. This time, we’ll be offering advice on how to care for finds and wooden artefacts. Next is the ‘Archaeological Snippets’ section, this time focusing on finds made during construction work. Another unique item from his collection is presented by PetkoZberatel – a Wehrmacht Type 3 dagger manufactured by Ernst Pack und Söhne, featuring the hero Siegfried. Ivo Tomáš, a collector and expert, answers your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice Corner’. ‘Do you fill in the holes you dig?’ is the question we put to treasure hunters in our next regular ‘Poll’ feature. The legendary treasure hunter Nek recalls the early days of metal-detecting in the Czech Republic in the 1990s and beyond in the fourth instalment of a series of interviews with Kasander; this one is entitled ‘The Trouble with “Fakes”: or Why It’s Important to Know Your Stuff’. Those interested in military technology will certainly welcome another study by the military technology historian Jan Škarka: ‘C-series Mountain Howitzers’. Fans of short stories will certainly enjoy Phase Two – the second instalment in a trilogy of short stories not only for treasure hunters, penned by the writer and treasure hunter Zdeněk Jarchovský.