5 Ancient Treasures Still Waiting to be Found

The tomb of the barbarian king who sacked Rome. The treasures of the Second Temple. A shipwreck filled with masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture. These are some of the greatest ancient treasures that could still come to light.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Alaric's Treasure
3:20 The Temple Menorah
5:22 The Gold of Tolosa
7:05 The Copper Scroll Treasures
9:03 The Artemision Wreck
11:13 Conclusion
Thanks for watching!

[@a_l_b__a607]

I wonder if any treasures, believed to be undiscovered, are sat in private collections after being bought off illegal looters.

[@kittenmeister7858]

The simple answer is no. The worth of art is lost to them if others don't know they have it. Even a simple thing as saying a wrong word to someone may result in them being found out. Humans can't affectively keep secrets.

[@a_l_b__a607]

@@kittenmeister7858 You’re right, when it comes to grander treasures, however, I am thinking about artefacts that aren’t written about, such as Roman jewellery. Wasn’t a piece of the floor mosaic from Nero’s Nemi ships used as a coffee table in a NYC apartment, going undocumented for about 60 years?

[@coldmountain1997]

@@a_l_b__a607 you’re right, I’d like to think this isn’t common but greed is greed 😔

[@j.b.snicket1245]

I'd guess we probably only have 50% or less of the ancient treasures that have been rediscovered documented. The rest were illegally sold to rich people to look at.

[@a_l_b__a607]

@@j.b.snicket1245 50% or more artefacts being sold illegally doesn’t sound too accurate a statistic to me. That being said, the illegal trade of historical artefacts is a great shame.

[@churro_gonzalez]

It used to be 6 Treasures still waiting to be discovered until I stumbled upon this awesome channel. Keep it up!

[@kwd3109]

Ah, Well said Eduardo!

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True lol

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[@thechacokid1599]

That’s adorable, Eduardo!

[@lablackzed]

The tomb of Alexander or Cleopatra would be a find of the century.

[@Critterfurr]

I know where it is

[@theguywhoasked5591]

@@Critterfurr Where

[@genghisconn7770]

Yea its called St Mark's Basilica

[@marinbilic2893]

@@genghisconn7770 what do you mean

[@malfattio2894]

@@ziggy2shus624 That's the grave of a different Cleopatra, the famous one's mother

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I'm very glad that you enjoy my videos. For what it's worth, almost all the important sites and museums in Italy are now wheelchair accessible. I hope that you'll have a chance to visit them soon.

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@@all4one5 That's very kind of you. Unfortunately, I haven't lectured since I stopped teaching a few years ago.

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[@neoclassic09]

there's also the sarcophagus of Menkaure, which in the 1800s sunk on its way to London, I believe. It's somewhere in the Mediterranean floor in a wreck.

[@prkp7248]

Egyptian made them out of wood, after 200 years in ocean it could be just some small scraps of gold.

[@gino7lord]

@@prkp7248 if i recall the sarcophagus of Menkaure is made of Basalt and thus would be still in good shape even after 200 years.

[@prkp7248]

@@gino7lord oh, if that's the case it is still out there somewhere, but finding this shipwreck is nearly impossible, as we don't know even where to start that process. Spanish Galeon in Mexican Gulf are rarely found after decades of searching for them even if we somewhat know where they sunk and people try to find them because they were filled with gold, and even if that's the case, 90% of those expedition ends with negative income.

[@dzonikg]

@@prkp7248 Whell Titanic was found 70 years after wrecking and it was huge metal ship

[@prkp7248]

@@dzonikg we somewhat known where he was, thats why only couple of days were need to find it on the sea floor. You should also knowns that titanic is in bad condition and it's deteriorating because of exposure to iron-eating bacteria. "In 2006, it was estimated that within 50 years the hull and structure of Titanic would eventually collapse entirely, leaving only the more durable interior fittings of the ship intermingled with a pile of rust on the sea floor.". I urge you to read about life of Mel Fisher and his crew which found Nuestra Majora de Otocha, Spanish galeon full of silver, gold and emeralds. After only days of this finding, three people from his crew were killed. After years of looking for and legal battles, he was really the only person that didn't lose on that discovery, and we talk about ship full of gold, emeralds etc.

[@stupidpeople1762]

I will now be using the “findability” scale for everything in life. First start with my car keys

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1 indiana jones. not even sure if they exist

[@stevenleslie8557]

That was very funny, especially since I lost and found mine resently.

[@wirelessbluestone5983]

@Rafi Rizqullah Iram of pillars might have been found already so I’d give it two Indiana’s

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Ditto! Love the rating system! As a former Latin teacher and fan of archaeology, I love this site! The commentary is, as usual, hysterical: °The Visigoths, after all, loved their loot as much as the next barbarian°

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@@edwardhausfeld hilarious and factual we couldn't ask for better 😂

[@sleepyhead8681]

So true make this A series!

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[@vaevictis3612]

Of all ancient wrecks some of the most interesting are on the bottom of the Black Sea. That's because of the sea's unique properties - the deeps in it are anoxic, that is - they have water without oxygen, meaning that the bottom of the sea is practically devoid of life, including bacteria and microorganisms. This means that anything that went down in these waters remains essentially intact. The area only came to attention in the 2000s, starting from discovery of essentially intact Byzantine wreck east of Sinop, with the intact mast and likely all of the cargo in place. Since that more than 40 wrecks have been found, although none has been explored. The potential is really immense - stuff like wooden crafts and maybe even cloth and other fragile goods could be preserved there with little damage. One can only think just how much historical treasure lies in those waters, yet to be discovered.

[@scj8863]

Anaerobic, not anorexic

[@screamingalgae9380]

The OP is correct--water can be anoxic, organisms can be anaerobic.

[@PhilKelley]

He said, "anoxic", which means: A condition in which the aquatic (water) environment does not contain dissolved oxygen (DO), Bacteria may be anaerobic, but water is anoxic.

[@julesl6910]

@@scj8863 Anaerobic refers to metabolism, anoxic refers to the state of an environment

[@Rainberna]

The Moskva recently joined them, and is waiting for archeological researchers

[@bethwilliams4903]

When I was in grad school (late 90’s) the hottest, most sought after expertise in archaeology and art history, combined, was underwater excavation. Getting one’s certification to do the excavation required being able to be trusted with not only scuba gear but to survive the elements, retrieve information, withstand the locations for the whole of the excavation and not endanger others - it wasn’t just a situation where you jumped off a boat and went looking for dull metal objects poking from the sea floor - it was wildly popular as an adjunct for the archaeology students. And yes, that IS where they will find new sculptures as the Romans hauled off as many bronze artifacts as they could get their hands on! Marble copies are incredibly inadequate by comparison.

[@prakkari]

Wouldn’t it be logical to assume that some of those statues found on the seabed were simply thrown overboard to save troubled ships in storms. If just a single statue big or smaller is found one can’t automatically assume that this is a site of a shipwreck. If a heavy cargo gets dislocated in bad weather, throwing some of it overboard would probably the only way to save the ship and crew.

[@tpl608]

That is why harbors were built, to protect from storms

[@prakkari]

@@tpl608 what?? How does that comment relate to anything I said?

[@tpl608]

@@prakkari these are mostly located in harbors or right before.

[@prakkari]

@@tpl608 Your comment still doesn’t make any sense at all in relation to my first comment. Anyway, this treasure was found near the coast of Antikythera, nowhere close to the harbour in Potamos bay. My comment was about the heavy cargo shifting in bad weather and they could have dumped it to make it home. You might notice that there is no sign of a wreck. The comment stating that this is why harbours were built to protect from storms is so out there that one is lost for words.

[@MyBinaryLife]

how would they 'throw it over' if its that heavy? its not like they could lift it, and the cranes they used to load and unload are at the dock, not on the ship.

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[@jeffcampbell1555]

Great episode! Any treasure that left a telltale rumor has likely been dug up, but private hordes could still exist in the ancient remains under cities like Alexandria, Rome, Naples, London and Istanbul. Remember when builders found a porphyry sarcophagus in Alexandria? People thought it might be Alexander the Great, and although it contained mostly sewage, it was terribly exciting.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

Alaric's treasure has "Hoard of the Nibelung" written all over it. Meaning, it sounds more like a meme of Germanic folklore than any real event. "Dam river, dump treasure, kill slaves, wait for valkyries going hoyotohohoyotoho". Repeat wherever some major tribe hung about to bury chiefs or similar. 😆

[@sugipixu2230]

"Dam river, dump treasure, kill slaves" is exactly what the dacian king Decebal did to hide his treasure from the roman emperor Trajan in 106 AD. However, the location was betrayed by one of the king's nobleman. A real event

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@sugipixu2230 That's a good point! Did that story become the archetype?

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

@@sugipixu2230 See also allegedly one of the Mongol Khans, for the same method. It is reading like a literary trope.

[@bezahltersystemtroll5055]

1. Dam river 2. Dump treasure 3. Kill slaves 4. ???????? 5. Profit

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@bezahltersystemtroll5055 Yeah, numbers 4 and 5 somehow didn't work for Genghis Khan. 😆For his heirs it was more like: 4. Bury Leader 5. Continue Brutal Conquest 6. Profit 7. Fall Apart

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Content like this surrounding lost treasures, or disappeared buildings etc is very unique to your channel, no other channel offers these kinds of videos. Please continue with similar videos!

[@brianfretwell3886]

That made me think of the Morecombe and Wise dialogue:- "Have you got the scrolls?" "No. I always walk like this!"

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I just received the book. Looking forward to reading and reviewing!

[@nondescript2892]

a lot of people will undoubtably mention the tomb of Alexander and the probability of finding that(less than one Indiana I fear...)...but for those who want to experience the nearness of the great man I propose visiting the tomb of Alexander's father in Macedonia...it is a fabulous experience and the presentation of the tomb( also one for Alexander's son) and the magnificent artifacts is first rate...I was very impressed!

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i’d love to see a video on lost treasures that were actually found

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[@bluenoteone]

The menorah stick probably melted when. Josephus speaks about how the fire was so intense that the gold was flowing across the floor

[@wirelessbluestone5983]

Maybe but that doesn’t explain how it was included in the arch of Titus

[@captiannemo1587]

The thing with Alaric is, frankly, rivers do move over time.

[@Zimisce85]

I would add two more: 1) Alexander tomb: not the original building, but with some excavations we should be able to locate the foundations and at least the place where the sarcophagus used to be. 2) the "Adulitana" inscribed stela. Not a masterpiece of art, but an important testimony of both the Ptolemaic rule and later of the birth of Axum.

[@paoloviti6156]

I wouldn't be too surprised if the sarcophagus of Alexander the great stills exists somewhere and the whereabouts of the mausoleum, obviously remains, will be found underneath the modern city...

[@Shcreamingreen]

I would also add the Palladion and the Golden Woman of Siberia (presumably Juno), however both very unlikely to be found.

[@Zimisce85]

@@paoloviti6156 I would be very surprised but I would be delighted.

[@Zimisce85]

@@Shcreamingreen then I raise with Porsenna's tomb... It looks to me that it should be at least one level above the other things you mentioned.

[@enrico7474]

The adulatian inscription would be a huge find probably the find of the century it doesnt just mention the ptolmaic influence in the region but right next to it sat another inscriptions by an axumite king which was also written in greek cosmos assumed it was a ptolmaic inscriptions and copied it thats how we know it existed it could be the key to the regions entire history why axumite oblisks features both axumite and greek architecture , where the major cities were,abouts the empires that reigned before them (d'mat,saba,..) and if there was alarge greek settlement in the horn of africa or not

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Thank you for covering the menorah in this. Always captivated my mind!

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[@brianvogel1337]

The unexcavated rooms of the villa of the papyri in Herculaneum-the supposed Latin library? I recall there is a current or at least recent dig?

[@bezahltersystemtroll5055]

unfortunately not, although that should be number one on this list 😔

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The horse sculpture is amazing...

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This was great! I've never heard of any of these treasures before!

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[@rexmundi3108]

Treasures underwater: when the Romans conquered an area in Europe they sold shares on local lakes to people who would go in and drain them or in some other way scour the bottom. I have to think that they missed a few. Alaric's Treasure: I (just a personal notion not supported by anything) believe the story that he was buried under the river partly because of the way water seems to have been thought of as a place of reverence and making offerings, in short, sacred, although I also wonder about the significance of running water: many European societies believed that running water was as barrier to spirits. Would they have thought this burial would impede his spirit? Or did they believe the spirit had left and had no connection to the body? The thinking of the people of the time needs to be understood. As far as the likelihood of treasure being interred with him, I think there was enough loot to provide the share worthy of such a burial.

[@wirelessbluestone5983]

The issue is that the story has a lot of parallels in Germanic Heroic literature and other societies. One example I can think of is the tomb of Genghis Khan in Mongolia

[@saosaosson6139]

@@wirelessbluestone5983 Genghis Khan was buried much much later. Nearly 1000 years later

[@saosaosson6139]

@@wirelessbluestone5983 if anything Genghis Khan took his inspiration from Germanic legends

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That was the best Toldinstone video I have seen yet, and you have made some good videos. I am a salvage diver and dream of finding Roman Treasure or any teasure would be nice. Keep up the good work!

[@yawg691]

I know this comment is years old, but I wish you lots of luck in finding ancient treasure! I can only imagine how amazing that would feel.

[@rooneye]

A tomb under a river sounds epic! Never thought about that before. Such a brilliant place for a tomb man. So cool.

[@Windrake101]

And one doomed to ultimately get flooded out. Water finds a way. Always.

[@claudiocucinotta2097]

Great video! I would add also Genseric's lost ship, fully loaded with statues from Rome' Capitolium! It should be somewhere down there!

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Love your work TIS! Do you think we'll ever find a masterpiece like "Augustus of Prima Porta" in our lifetime? Talk about a flawless treasure right there.

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Much appreciated! I certainly hope so...

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Someone needs to take one for the team and Andy Dufresne their way under Saint Peter's Basilica to find Honorius' tomb

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[@konstantinavalentina3850]

I suspect the Alaric's Treasure myth to be, just a myth derived from someone trying to pawn off the story of Gilgamesh's tomb with attribution to Alaric. I think similar is also described for Attila, and also Ghengis Khan. It's a popular theme for mythical burial tales. I wonder which stories stole from which other, which are entirely false, and which might even be true? :)

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Well Attila postdates Alaric and Ghengis is 800 years after him, the answer would be Alaric, except there’s probably a lost myth that long predates him.

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This is such a fun video! I would love if King John's treasure, lost for over 800 years in the marshes of south Lincolnshire, were discovered. That would be amazing. Three Indianas, because everyone knows it's got to be there *somewhere* :D

[@williamkinkade2538]

You mean in" The Wash" probably under 10 meters of dirt.

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@@williamkinkade2538 Yeah, but would be well preserved if found.

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3:50 Hadrian went MAD.

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[@ziggy2shus624]

I was going to mention the search for one of the ships carrying Lord Elgin's marble collection from Greece that sank. Looking on the web i found that most of the marbles on the sunken ship were recovered by Lord Elgin. This was in 1802. So, how did the people in that era recover those marbles from a sunken ship? The remains of the ship are now being explored for other artifacts.

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I was wondering if you could make a video about magic and sorcery in ancient rome? if you have any information on it of course . Great content btw 👏👏

[@toldinstone]

Much appreciated! You might enjoy my old video "Four ways to summon a demon in Roman Egypt." Chapter 19 in my book is also all about magic.

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

I hope u are right about the possibility of other statues possibly being recovered! The few found are absolute masterpieces! Well done! Very interesting!

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At first, I thought he said they found his "arm and nuts"...he actually said "arm in nets". I'm thinking it was because my mind wandered and I glanced at the statue. 🤭

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Sweet!

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I am reminded of the fabulous Etruscan bronze sculpture Chimera of Arezzo in the Museo Archeologico in Florence and that it is a miracle it survived

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The audio book will be published on October 26! Unfortunately, someone else is narrating...

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10:33 The historic origin of the middle finger salute

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Good video! Thanks for teaching many people about what might be forgotten stories! Also, its is in my opinion that Carthage must be destroyed.

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