Dedicated to all lovers of looking for someone else's good in the earth (and not only) - the largest treasures found from all over the world!
Did you play pirates or robbers as a child? Then you probably drew a map with an “X” at least once, and then pretended to be looking for a valuable treasure - a chest of gold, for example. Well, the treasures that Bigpiccha will talk about today were indeed found - by chance lucky ones or true adventurers. Only, unlike your children's trinkets, these valuables are worth much, MUCH more. The most interesting thing is that sometimes the treasure is almost under our noses.
1. Treasure in the foundation of a building in the town of Środa Śląska
In 1985, builders undertook to repair the old building, and they discovered a treasure in the foundation dating from the beginning of the 14th century. The immured vase contained more than 3,000 rare coins, medallions and a golden crown. The find is valued at $150 million. The treasure is currently on display at the Wroclaw Museum.
In 2012, search engines lifted about 48 tons of silver from the ocean floor. The treasure became one of the largest finds of silver. Its cost was estimated at 38 million dollars. The valuable cargo was on a military transport ship that sank after being attacked by German submarines. The treasure was found after the British Ministry of Transport announced a reward.
In 2007, the Odyssey Marine Exploration company, which specializes in geological exploration, found a Spanish ship on the shelf. Gold and silver coins were found on board. After the treasure was found, a terrible scandal erupted. The Spanish government demanded that the treasure be handed over. And the gold itself was taken out of Peru.
In 2011, gold was discovered in the foundation of the Padmanabhaswamy temple, the value of which is estimated at 22 billion dollars. And it weighed over 30 tons. When the treasure was opened, the son of the last Maharaja was present.
6. The treasure was found in 2010 by David Crisp. He is an amateur treasure hunter. The treasure is valued at just $5 million. The treasure is most valuable in the historical aspect: this is due to the fact that during this period the Roman Empire was experiencing an economic crisis and the quality of the coins is very low, and the treasure itself is a four-year salary of a legionary warrior. The found coins can be seen in the British Museum.
The cargo with platinum was supposed to be delivered to New York during the Second World War - this platinum was paid for "Allied assistance". But the ship was sunk by a German submarine. Estimating the value of this treasure is very difficult - according to tentative estimates, it costs $ 3 billion. Found by treasure hunter Greg Brooks.
The largest treasure found in England was discovered in 2009. The treasure was found by amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert. Almost all items date back to the 7th century AD. The treasure consists of silver and gold items, their total weight is 7.5 kg, and the number reaches 1500 pieces. These are weapons, utensils, and jewelry.
10. Archaeologists who were excavating on the island of Jersey (Britain) discovered a cache of Celtic treasures. The treasure was hidden about two thousand years ago. Most likely, he was hidden from the troops of Rome, who invaded the British Isles. Now the cost of jewelry and coins is estimated at 17 million dollars.
The treasure was found during the renovation of the mansion in which the Trubetskoy-Naryshkins lived. During the repair, a secret room was discovered that was not marked on the plans of the building. It contained whole deposits of silverware with the coat of arms of the Naryshkin family, awards and jewelry. The dishes have a magnificent appearance, because they were in a linen cloth soaked in vinegar. This cache was created in 1917. The treasure was estimated at 189 million rubles.
13. In the state library of the town of Passau, cleaning lady Tanya Hels accidentally discovered rare coins in 2011. Tanya took her find to the management. The treasure is estimated at several million euros. This cache contained very rare Byzantine, Greek, Roman coins. It is believed that this collection was hidden from the authorities in 1803, for the reason that the authorities took away the monastery's coins and books for the needs of the government.
This treasure was found in 1984 by an archaeologist who specializes in underwater excavations. The treasure is valued at $15 million. He was on a sunken ship built in the 18th century.
The Atocha galleon was loaded with jewels for two months! With great difficulty, the ship managed to set sail, but it never made it to the metropolis. The ship sank off the coast of Florida. The Spanish authorities repeatedly tried to raise the treasure from the bottom, but all attempts were unsuccessful. And only in 1985, Mel Fisher was lucky enough to find the treasure. To search for him, Mel created an entire company, Treasurers Salvors Incorporated, and was also able to find investors for financing. When searching for the treasure, the Mel team examined about 120 square meters. miles of seabed. The cost of the raised valuables is estimated at $450 million. It is believed that $500 million worth of valuables were not found from this vessel. And they probably never will...
There are many famous and legendary treasures, the search for which has been going on for several centuries. In today's review - the legendary treasures in Russia, which no one has yet found.
In unstable times, whether it was a revolution, wars or dispossession, some secret dungeon or land was considered the most reliable place to store valuables. The acquired good was transferred to chests, barrels, and they buried their treasures somewhere in a deep forest in a secret place.
This method of storing more or less large amounts of money was considered in the order of things until the middle of the last century. However, it was far from always possible to return for riches, often no one except the one who hid the treasure knew exactly where it was buried, and the treasures remained lying and waiting in the wings. A considerable number of such forgotten coin caches on the territory of Russia are scattered from the Far East to Siberia.
Treasure of Khan Yediger Magmet
Where to look: Kazan, Lake Kaban
Back in 1552, Ivan the Terrible decided to take Kazan. At the beginning, the Tatar wars tried to attack the troops besieging the fortress of the Kazan Khanate, but after some time they realized that they could not resist the troops of Grozny. Then Chapkun Otuchev, who was in charge of the khan's treasury, decided to hide all the khan's valuables in a safe place. Lake Kaban seemed to be the most suitable for him: the jewels were rolled into barrels, taken out of the fortress at night and thrown into the lake. During the assault on the city, everyone who knew about the exact location of the treasures died. And untold riches still lie at the bottom, under a layer of multi-meter silt that has grown over hundreds of years.
Napoleon's treasure
Where to look: Zhernovka village, lakes Kasplya, Svaditskoye, Velisto; lake Mutnoe in the Demidovsky district of the Smolensk region, Semlevsky lake.
Leaving Moscow, Napoleon took with him several convoys with gold, valuables and a collection of ancient weapons. According to various archival data, in total he took out about 18 poods of gold, 325 poods of silver and countless other valuables. However, he never brought the trophies to the appointed place. The periodic attacks of the Russian troops and the approaching cold forced the French to start throwing off the loot in order to increase the speed of the army. Along the way, valuables were buried in the ground and flooded in nearby lakes. Historians suggest that Napoleon continued to drag carts at least as far as the Berezina River. The first such treasure was found near the Nara River.
Kolchak's gold
Where to look: the village of Taiga, Lake Baikal, the Tura River in the Tyumen Region.
At the beginning of the First World War, Russia's gold reserves were redirected to Kazan. The head of the White movement, Admiral Kolchak, in turn, took him out of Kazan and transported him by train to Siberia. On the way, the train was attacked, during which the attackers each time stole some part of the treasure. Part of the same, according to eyewitnesses, Kolchak hid. The Bolsheviks got only half of the exported stock. Gold bars with a total weight of approximately 200 tons lie somewhere in chests hidden in Siberia.
Treasure of Sigismund III
Where to look: Moscow region, Mozhaisk, Aprelevka.
The Polish troops that invaded Russia in 1604 stuffed their chests with anything of any value. As a result, 923 freight wagons were collected for good, which were sent along the Mozhaisk road to Poland. But all the treasures disappeared almost without a trace, not even reaching Smolensk. According to one version, this happened because the sender of the valuables himself had views of them and planned to stay in Russia. The records mention that they were buried not far from a graveyard. But what exactly it was and where it was, it was not possible to establish, therefore the geography of the location of the treasure is rather blurred, which dragged out the search for many, many years.
Treasure of Emelyan Pugachev
Where to look: along the route of the troops - Orenburg, Berda, Yaitsky town, Samara, Kazan, Simbirsk, Ufa, Magnitnaya fortress, Iletsk protection, Beloretsk plants, Zlatoust, Orsk, Osa, Izhevsk plant, Botkinsky plant, Tsivilsk, Kurmysh, Saransk, Penza.
During the uprising, Emelyan Pugachev's "treasury" was regularly replenished with the values of estates and property of local landowners. Prioritizing the mobility of the rebel troops, Pugachev periodically hid wealth along the way. According to rumors, he did it in a conspicuous place, so that later it would be easier to find. Some of these caches were discovered in the vicinity of Orenburg. But the main treasures continue to excite the imagination of treasure hunters, hiding somewhere under a layer of earth or water.
Treasure from the ship "Varyagin"
Where to look: in the Ussuriysky Bay, between the alignment of the Three Stones, Mount Vargli and Sukhodol Bay.
In 1906, the Varyagin cargo-passenger ship, en route from Vladivostok to Sukhodol Bay, collided with a mine left after the Russo-Japanese War and sank. On board were 250 passengers and 60 thousand rubles in gold, along with "especially valuable cargo." Only 15 managed to escape, including the captain. In 1913, he made an attempt to find and raise the ship. The ship was found, but the ship-lifting operation turned out to be too expensive, so only part of the valuable cargo was pulled to the surface. The gold remained lying in the holds of the ship at the bottom of the bay.
Treasure of Hetman Mazepa
Where to look: Baturin, the place where Mazepa crossed the Dnieper, Mazepa's castle - Goncharovka, the country palace - on the Porosyuchka farm.
In October 1708, Mazepa was supposed to meet with Charles XII, having crossed the Desna. In order to go light, before leaving Baturin, he partially buried his innumerable treasures. He tried to smuggle other parts in the convoy, which followed along with the troops to Karl, and also to hide in other places known to him alone. One of these attempts, when crossing to the other side of the Dnieper, ended with the fact that some boats with valuable cargo simply sank.
Treasure of Count Rostopchin
Where to look: the Voronovo sanatorium at the 61st kilometer of the Starokaluga Highway, 37 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road.
During the war of 1812, the Voronovo estate, located 37 km from Moscow, became the residence of the Governor-General of Moscow, Count Rostopchin. He brought works of art and various valuables into it, turning the estate into a kind of miniature Versailles. After the arrival of Napoleon's troops in Moscow, he set fire to his estate, staging everything in such a way that supposedly all the wealth he had accumulated was destroyed. In fact, there were underground passages on the territory of the estate, through which, presumably, all the good was taken out and hidden in the district.
Treasure of the Smolensk Bank
Where to look: the village of Otnosovo in the Smolensk region.
Before the invasion of German troops in Smolensk, it was decided to remove all funds and valuables from bank vaults. Wealth was sent to Vyazma on eight trucks, but the convoy came under fire and only 5 cars reached the nearest settlement. There are different versions of how further events developed, but the most popular is the assumption that gold and silver were buried. This theory is supported by the facts of finding individual coins of the 1924 issue near the village of Otnosovo. And the whole treasure lies somewhere in a secluded place.
Treasure of Ataman Semenov
Where to look: near the Russian-Chinese border, Dauria region.
Preparing an escape from Chita, Ataman Semyonov decided to take out the stock of the Russian Empire, which was brought by the Kappel army, and hide it in the Daurian steppe. The valuable cargo was delivered to the Dauria station and safely buried, but during the return of the Cossacks to the armored train they were attacked and all those who were initiated into the secret of the location of the treasure died. According to the assumptions of counterintelligence officers, the size of the territory on which the treasure may be located is 150 square kilometers. The treasure itself is estimated at about $500 million.
Dedicated to all lovers of looking for someone else's good in the earth (and not only) - the largest treasures found from all over the world!
Did you play pirates or robbers as a child? Then you probably drew a map with an “X” at least once, and then pretended to be looking for a valuable treasure - a chest of gold, for example. Well, the treasures were indeed found - by chance lucky ones or by true adventurers. Only, unlike your children's trinkets, these valuables are worth much, MUCH more. The most interesting thing is that sometimes the treasure is almost under our noses.
1. Treasure in the foundation of a building in the town of Środa Śląska
In 1985, builders undertook to repair the old building, and they discovered a treasure in the foundation dating from the beginning of the 14th century. The immured vase contained more than 3,000 rare coins, medallions and a golden crown. The find is valued at $150 million. The treasure is currently on display at the Wroclaw Museum.
2. Sunken silver off the coast of Ireland
In 2012, search engines lifted about 48 tons of silver from the ocean floor. The treasure became one of the largest finds of silver. Its cost was estimated at 38 million dollars. The valuable cargo was on a military transport ship that sank after being attacked by German submarines. The treasure was found after the British Ministry of Transport announced a reward.
3. Half a million gold and silver coins near San Francisco
In 2007, the Odyssey Marine Exploration company, which specializes in geological exploration, found a Spanish ship on the shelf. Gold and silver coins were found on board. After the treasure was found, a terrible scandal erupted. The Spanish government demanded that the treasure be handed over. And the gold itself was taken out of Peru.
4. Treasure found in the foundation of a temple in India
In 2011, gold was discovered in the foundation of the Padmanabhaswamy temple, the value of which is estimated at 22 billion dollars. And it weighed over 30 tons. When the treasure was opened, the son of the last Maharaja was present.
5. Hoard of 50,000 Roman coins dated 290 AD 
The treasure was found in 2010 by David Crisp. He is an amateur treasure hunter. The treasure is valued at just $5 million. The treasure is most valuable in the historical aspect: this is due to the fact that during this period the Roman Empire was experiencing an economic crisis and the quality of the coins is very low, and the treasure itself is a four-year salary of a legionary warrior. The found coins can be seen in the British Museum.
6. Ship with platinum from the USSR
The cargo with platinum was supposed to be delivered to New York during the Second World War - this platinum was paid for "Allied assistance". But the ship was sunk by a German submarine. Estimating the value of this treasure is very difficult - according to tentative estimates, it costs $ 3 billion. Found by treasure hunter Greg Brooks.
7. Treasure found in Staffordshire
The largest treasure found in England was discovered in 2009. The treasure was found by amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert. Almost all items date back to the 7th century AD. The treasure consists of silver and gold items, their total weight is 7.5 kg, and the number reaches 1500 pieces. These are weapons, utensils, and jewelry.
8. Treasures of the Celts on the island of Jersey
Archaeologists who were excavating on the island of Jersey (Britain) discovered a cache of Celtic treasures. The treasure was hidden about two thousand years ago. Most likely, he was hidden from the troops of Rome, who invaded the British Isles. Now the cost of jewelry and coins is estimated at 17 million dollars.
9. Treasures of the Naryshkins in St. Petersburg
The treasure was found during the renovation of the mansion in which the Trubetskoy-Naryshkins lived. During the repair, a secret room was discovered that was not marked on the plans of the building. It contained whole deposits of silverware with the coat of arms of the Naryshkin family, awards and jewelry. The dishes have a magnificent appearance, because they were in a linen cloth soaked in vinegar. This cache was created in 1917. The treasure was estimated at 189 million rubles.
10. Rare coins from the German library
In the state library of the town of Passau, cleaner Tanya Hels accidentally discovered rare coins in 2011. Tanya took her find to the management. The treasure is estimated at several million euros. This cache contained very rare Byzantine, Greek, Roman coins. It is believed that this collection was hidden from the authorities in 1803, for the reason that the authorities took away the monastery's coins and books for the needs of the government.
11. Treasures found off the coast of Florida, USA
This treasure was found in 1984 by an archaeologist who specializes in underwater excavations. The treasure is valued at $15 million. He was on a sunken ship built in the 18th century.
12. Treasures of the Spanish "Atocha"
The Atocha galleon was loaded with jewels for two months! With great difficulty, the ship managed to set sail, but it never made it to the metropolis. The ship sank off the coast of Florida. The Spanish authorities repeatedly tried to raise the treasure from the bottom, but all attempts were unsuccessful. And only in 1985, Mel Fisher was lucky enough to find the treasure. To search for him, Mel created an entire company, Treasurers Salvors Incorporated, and was also able to find investors for financing. When searching for the treasure, the Mel team examined about 120 square meters. miles of seabed. The cost of the raised valuables is estimated at $450 million. It is believed that $500 million worth of valuables were not found from this vessel. And they probably never will...
Recently, there has been more and more news about finds or the discovery of huge treasures, having tried to collect all the most valuable ones, I suggest looking at them and remembering in part how it was.
Last year, one of the largest treasures in the history of mankind was discovered in an Indian temple. According to experts, the treasures immured in the lower tiers of the Padmanabhaswamy temple make up 6% of the entire gold and foreign exchange fund of India, that is, about $22 billion.
The keepers of the temple, built in the Indian state of Kerala, began to fill six underground vaults with donations from the 14th century, and in the 18th century it was decided to carefully wall up the caches.
Two years ago, a large hoard of coins of the Roman Empire weighing more than 160 kg was found in the UK. The bronze coins were stored in an earthenware jar, which was only under a 30-centimeter layer of earth and was discovered by an amateur treasure hunter. According to experts, the jug with coins was intended as a sacrifice to the gods.
Gold and Jewels in Staffordshire, Anglo-Saxon Hoard, 2009.
In 2009, in Staffordshire, amateur archaeologist Terry Herbert unearthed a treasure dating back to the Anglo-Saxon era. In total, it consisted of five kilograms of gold, about three kilograms of silver and precious stones.
Among the items found were golden brooches, armor and swords, crockery and religious utensils. The treasure hunter stumbled upon the treasure while using a metal detector to explore the territory of his friend's farm. Under the ground were more than 1,500 different items that could belong to representatives of the Anglo-Saxon elite.
One of the largest hoards in history was found this year on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Amateur archaeologists have discovered a cache, the total weight of the valuables in which was more than 700 kg. According to scientists, the treasure is more than 2000 years old and it could have been hidden by the Celtic tribes fleeing from the troops of Julius Caesar.
Over 2,000 years, the metal products were so tightly packed that they turned into one huge ingot, the cost of which, according to various estimates, ranges from $5 million to $17 million.
A collection of unique coins, the total value of which can reach several million euros, was found among the books of the state library in one of the towns of Lower Bavaria. The cleaning lady found a box that contained a collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins, as well as French coins from the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.
According to one version, the collection was hidden in 1803 from the authorities, who confiscated coins and books stored in monasteries in favor of the state.
In 1981, the largest deep-sea gold recovery operation was carried out in the Barents Sea from the sunken English cruiser Edinburgh. At the end of April 1942, the cruiser left Murmansk for England with 5.5 tons of gold on board, but, having received damage from German warships, was scuttled by order of the captain. Only in 1980, British experts determined the exact location of the ship, and in September 1981, most of the gold bars were raised to the surface. Several ingots could not be found.
17 tons of silver at a depth of 2.5 km, 2011.
About 17 tons of silver was found on board a British ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mantola was wrecked in 1917 by the German submarine U-81. According to experts, the value of the treasure exceeds $19 million.
In 1985, after 15 years of searching, the legendary treasures of the Spanish galleon "Atocha" were found, which was wrecked in 1622 due to a storm off the coast of Florida. The wealth raised was estimated at more than $400 million, including 200 gold and about a thousand silver bars, jewelry, gold chains and a whole arsenal of weapons of the 17th century.
The treasure was found by one of the most famous treasure hunters, Barry Clifford, just a few hundred meters from Cape Cod Beach on the coast of Florida. He discovered the wreck of the pirate galley "Waida", from which he lifted about five tons of various valuables.
The total price found exceeded $ 15 million: before breaking on the coastal reefs, the pirates robbed more than fifty ships.
Recently, about 48 tons of silver were raised from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean - this is the largest cargo of the precious metal ever discovered in the depths of the sea. Treasure worth approximately $38 million was found aboard the ship "Gersoppa" off the coast of Ireland. This military transport ship sank in 1941 after being attacked by German submarines.
The remains of a British freighter sunk by the Nazis during World War II have been discovered off the northeast coast of South America. The value of the find was that the ship was carrying a large cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds, intended to replenish the US treasury.
The name of the ship was not disclosed, but it was conventionally called the Blue Baron. The ship was wrecked in June 1942.
In May 2007, the Odyssey Marine Exploration company, which specializes in finding marine treasures, announced the discovery of a sunken ship with 500,000 gold and silver coins on board. The treasure was raised and shipped to the US, but the company never said who owned the sunken ship or where exactly it was found.
Last year, in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic, the American organization of treasure hunters Deep Blue Marine discovered treasures. In the 16th century, a shipwreck occurred on this site. Divers found 700 ancient coins worth millions of dollars, ancient figurines and an unusual mirror stone that could be used in shamanistic rituals.
In February 2012, the famous US treasure hunter Greg Brooks discovered the sunken British ship Port Nicholson, which in 1942 did not bring platinum bars from the USSR to New York. The ship was sunk by a German submarine. Its cargo was intended for the calculation of the Soviet Union with the US government for the supply of ammunition, military equipment and food by the allies.
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Scientists have calculated that more than 900 billion dollars worth of treasures are currently hidden on Earth! Treasure hunters have something to look for. In our review - legendary treasures that no one has yet found, the greatest finds of recent years, as well as legal educational program for those who go in search of wealth ...
Legendary treasures.
Treasures of the Incas. For more than four centuries, in the ancient mines of Peru and on high plateaus, in deaf caves and on the slopes of the Andes - in all corners of the former Inca empire, treasure hunters have been digging. According to legend, in order to free the Inca emperor Atahualpa from Spanish captivity, the conquistador Pizarro demanded a huge ransom: in two months to fill with gold the very dungeon in which Atahualpa was imprisoned. And this, neither more nor less, is almost 50 cubic meters of gold! The Incas began to collect their treasures - the pile of precious metal grew and grew, but still, when the time was up, the room was not filled. And although Atahualpa convinced Pizarro that there was not much time left to wait, he nevertheless executed him. When it became known about the death of the emperor, eleven thousand lamas loaded with gold were on the way ...
Mackenna gold. It is believed that the White Mountain, located near the city of Kenab in the US state of Utah, has a hidden canyon filled to the top with gold from the lost mines of the first Spanish colonists. This mysterious cache has not been discovered for more than 450 years, and the value of the treasure is estimated at 10 billion dollars.
Treasure of the Templars.
The treasures of the "poor knights of Christ" - the Templars so modestly called themselves - were kept in the impregnable Temple Castle in the vicinity of Paris. It would seem that no one can penetrate the fortress, surrounded by a deep moat, and therefore nothing threatens the treasury of the order. However, no walls saved the knights: by order of the French king Philip the Handsome, who was haunted by the gold of the Templars, the head of the order and his dignitaries were accused of heresy and executed. What was the disappointment of the king when the time came to count the booty: it turned out to be not at all as huge as he wanted. This is because the Templars managed to hide the main wealth somewhere just in case. But where?.. Still a mystery.
Library of Ivan the Terrible. According to historians, the famous library of the formidable king, which has not yet been found, is only a small part of his treasures. The main values of the legendary library are ancient Greek and Latin handwritten books. The last time they were seen in the Kremlin dungeons was Princess Sophia in 1682. In 1997, the Moscow government organized a headquarters to search for the library. However, there are no results yet.
Treasures of Genghis Khan. All his wealth was delivered to the burial place of the great khan. Presumably, the crypt of the commander with unthinkable conquered wealth lies in the Avraga region in Central Mongolia. Before his death, Genghis Khan asked that his grave should not have any identification marks. His wish was fulfilled: a herd of horses was driven over the burial, and the witnesses and performers of the burial were killed.
Treasure Island. The island described in Stevenson's novel is actually called Cocos, and the treasures buried on it have not been found so far. They say that a human-sized statue of the Mother of God, taken from Peru, made of pure gold, weighing 500 kg, adorned with emeralds and pearls, is buried there. According to some reports, a fantastic treasure of fifty chests with golden church utensils, decorated with six hundred large topazes, two hundred large emeralds and diamonds, as well as 9 thousand gold coins minted in Mexico, is hidden there.
The loudest finds of modern times
2005: On the island of Mas a Tierra, Chile (Robinson Crusoe Island), gold doubloons, piastres and Inca figurines worth $10 billion were found. The find was announced by a group of treasure hunters sponsored by Wagner.
2003: In Florida, treasure hunters stumble upon a dark green emerald weighing over forty carats and worth over a million dollars in the area of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that sank almost four centuries ago.
2003: The steamship S.S. is raised from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Republic, sunk in 1865 with $180 million earmarked for the rebuilding of the American South after the Civil War of 1861-1865.
2002: British exploration company Subsea Explorer Ltd. discovered the ships of Oliver Cromwell off the coast of Scotland. The content is valued at $3 billion.
1985: American diver Melvin Fisher salvaged $400 million worth of precious stones, gold and silver from the sunken Spanish galleon Atocha.
What is due to the one who found the treasure?
By Russian according to the law, the found treasure is supposed to be divided in half (unless otherwise agreed) between the owner of the land where it lay and the finder. If the owner was not informed that someone was digging in his land, then the treasure automatically goes to him. If the found belongs to historical monuments or cultural values, then the owner of the land and the treasure hunter can share half of the value of the property that should be given to the state.
France also proposes to divide the found in half - between the owner of the land and the seeker.
British searchers are supervised by the British Archaeological Council: amateur search is possible only within the “disturbed by plowing horizon” and in no case on archaeological sites. Findings should be reported to scientists. The found treasure should be taken to the police station within two weeks, where they must determine whether the find is a treasure or not. The treasure is supposed to be evaluated and offered at this price to museums and collections. If the museums do not express interest, the find can be kept.
IN Germany the right to treasure belongs to the owner of the land. Only a few federal states believe that their property should be given to the local administration.
Congress USA adopted a law on expeditions to ships. The three-mile zone of territorial waters where the sunken ships were found is declared a national park, and the ships themselves are a national treasure. Any work can be carried out only with special permission from the authorities.
According to international law the host country of the sunken ship is entitled to half the value of the treasure. The owners of the waters in which it sank and the search companies agree on the distribution of the remaining wealth.
