The Roman gold lock that a metal detectorist discovered in Germany may be small, miniature even, but it’s no trivial find. In 2023, licensed detectorist Constantin Fried was wandering a field in ...
Remember those mini locks we used when we were kids to keep our diaries safe? It seems like the ancient Romans may have also delighted in such miniature objects. A metal detectorist in Germany has ...
A tiny Roman lock made of gold was recently discovered in a German field. It was once damaged, but experts reconstructed the locking mechanism to see that it would have worked well. The miniature box ...
WESTPHALIA, GERMANY—Live Science reports that a metal detectorist discovered a unique gold lock in a field in northwestern Germany. The cylindrical device measures less than one-half inch in diameter, ...