The Belitung Shipwreck

In 1998, Indonesian fishermen discovered a boat that was later claimed to have been sailing from Africa to China. It is believed that the ship along with millions of dollars worth of rubies, crystal, and sapphire sank off the coast of Indonesia around 830 A.D.

The Cuerdale Hoard

In 1840 England, a group of workers in Cuerdale discovered more than 8,600pieces of Viking Silver. It is believed to be of the 9th century. This discovery was the largest collection outside of Russia.

The Watlington Hoard


This massive Viking silver collection was unearthed by a man named James Mather in 2015. Over 200 Anglo-Saxon coins and other various pieces of precious metals of Vikings were found. To James’ surprise, the whole treasure is worth $1.8 million today!

 Santa Margarita Gold Chalice

In 2008, a treasure hunter named Mike DeMar found a chalice with the help of his metal detector. This discovery was made in Key largo, Florida. The value of the chalice was then estimated to be $1.3 million as it was 385 years old.

Guennol Lioness

A tiny sculpture of a lioness-woman was discovered in the early twentieth-century by a man named Sir Leonard Wooly in Iraq. The experts, after researching claimed that it was sculpted around 3000 B.C. in Mesopotamia. It is one of the oldest artifacts of human civilization and has a worth of over $57 million.

The Boot Of Cortez

An amateur treasure hunter from Mexico in 1989 while scanning the nearby area with the help of his metal detector, unearthed a giant 26.6-pound golden nugget that seemed like a boot. it was then named “The Boot Of Cortez”.