Live Science reports that a metal detectorist discovered a unique gold lock in a field in northwestern Germany. The ...

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a tiny Roman lock, believed to be the smallest of its kind in Europe.

"When I held it in my hands, I could hardly believe it." When metal detectorist Constantin Fried was exploring a field near ...

Constantin Fried visited a field in Petershagen in 2023 to search the area with a metal detector, the Westphalia-Lippe ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock that's one of a kind. An analysis of the ...

The discovery of a miniature Roman lock, smaller than a one-euro coin, was presented in Münster by the Regional Association ...

The small gold lock mechanism discovered in northwest Germany (Image credit: LWL / S. Brentführer) A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock that's one of ...

A metal detectorist in Petershagen unearthed a tiny gold item identified by archaeologists as a unique 1,600-year-old Roman lock box. Photo from E. de Bourdeaux via LWL A metal detectorist ...

It is considered a sensational find: a tiny, 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock. A prospector from the German region of East ...