“In each walk with nature, we receive it much more than they look for,” said John Muir. Nothing more than two hikers in the Czech Republic. By walking in the foothills of the Krkono mountains in early February, they came across gold coins which were probably “hidden in the ground for more than a hundred years”, according to the Museum of the East Bohemia, which now holds the items. The aluminum jar The hikers saw 598 gold coins wrapped in 11 black fabric packages. They had been struck between 1808 and the early 1900s and were estimated at around $ 341,000.
About three feet from the pot, they also found a metal box that contained yellow metal parts, CBS reports: 16 tobacco bags, 10 bracelets, a fine metal mesh bag, a comb, a powder coat and a chain with a key. Miroslav Novák, head of the archaeological department of the museum, sharing theories on the reasons why the treasure was hidden in an interview with Radio Prague International: “It was the start of the war, the deportation of the Czech and Jewish populations, then the deportation of the Germans after the war … There was also a monetary reform, which could also have been a reason.” The pieces were buried “in uncertain times with the intention of returning later for that,” said Novák.
As the Heritage Daily reports, the recence of the burial of the Treasury offers a unique opportunity. Unlike the treasures that date from the Middle Ages or earlier, “the more recent treasures offer greater opportunities for a historical survey. In such cases, researchers can potentially rely on archive files to rebuild history behind the deposit.” (Stories of more buried treasures.)
