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Its a big story whenever metal detectorists uncover a valuable archaeological treasure—not just an interesting trinket here or there, but an actual cache of precious items that reveal the presence of ancient civilizations from centuries or millennia ago. This doesn’t happen all that often, which is why these discoveries garner so much attention. But within just a few weeks’ time, two incredibly rich collections of ancient artifacts have been discovered by detectorists in Romania, highlighting the activities of not just one but the two ancient cultures (the Dacians and the Romans) that ruled the territory in succession between 2,500 and 1,700 years ago. Hitting the Motherlode: Elite Dacian Silver Hoard Found in Central Romania In early April, near the commune