What is the probability of finding treasure along the river bank. They are full of unexpected finds, treasure landmarks

Rivers, streams, streams, lakes and any natural bodies of water in general are currently extremely interesting places to search with a metal detector, and not at all because few people know about the real possibility of finding something interesting on their banks. It’s just that most searchers focus on searching in some well-known, “swag-bearing” places by definition. I’m talking about piers, bridges, or wherever they once were, ferries, mills, etc. And even then, mainly those located near cities or large settlements are studied. But the search along the banks of reservoirs can be significantly expanded, unless, of course, you spare no time and effort. One of the “old men” of the cop once pushed me to try a unique, albeit time-consuming, type of search. So, we find a small river, but one on which a number of settlements were concentrated, not any significant ones, but just small villages. We build our route in such a way that we explore the banks of the river at a distance of up to a kilometer from a populated area, or less, in general, as much as we have the strength and patience, up and downstream. Of course, if you are also interested in the Middle Ages, then all “suspicious” places you come across along the way are checked in the same way. Preliminary work with storage media is of course welcome. But you can rely on your intuition and try to go on a free search, of course still based on some historical premises. It was in such a free search, without any careful preliminary work, that I came across the first, as a researcher of river banks, cache of scales. I sat with the PGM for a couple of hours and modern maps, and went on the road. There is practically no preparation for the exit. Of course, someone will say that such a search does not justify itself, it takes too much time and effort, and the result is not predictable, and is simply questionable. On the one hand, it seems yes, after all, directly in the places where people lived and there were more losses and they were hidden more often. But here a lot depends on the person. For example, it’s more interesting for me to diversify my field trips, and besides, you usually come across traces of your fellow competitors much less often. As for treasures, it’s generally a moot point! It’s not for nothing that experienced people say - treasures are not miscalculated! The finders themselves later try to fit their random find into some kind of system. Lifting the treasure is a matter of luck, and even a direct dependence on the number of hours spent on the mine, with the exception of rare lucky ones.

One important point! The banks of those rivers along which large, ancient trade routes passed, as a rule, are saturated with places included in the lists of protected sites. And in today’s situation, it’s especially impossible to meddle there under any circumstances. We also take into account that most of these monuments are not marked in any way on the ground, and more than one generation of adventurers walked through the places of greatest accessibility, along well-known trade routes.

The volume of search tasks on rivers is already quite large. We must remember that in the old days rivers were often the only means of communication between settlements. Roads were not present everywhere, and there was simply no other way to deliver goods except on ice in winter and by water in summer. This means that there were parking places, and in the warm season there were also crossings. So there is no need to catch your luck exclusively along well-known, large river trade routes. After all, people throughout the vast territory of the country communicated and transported goods through rivers and streams. Another example concerns search on the banks of rivers and lakes. It is well known greatest number finds where trade was going on, where people gathered, had fun, in general, where life was in full swing. Fairs are very indicative in this sense; unfortunately, today, finding a fair that has not yet been knocked out by colleagues with metal detectors is a rare success. But the places where at the end of the 18th century, and even more so in the 19th, residents of cities and towns rested, are not so difficult. There is plenty of information and not all such places are located within the city today. Country picnics, etc. were popular, and for the most part they went to the same “meadows” that were already familiar. Such information is usually not difficult to find in city libraries, for example in 19th-century newspapers or in various descriptions of city life in the late 18th century. And what about trips on steamships and pleasure boats in the 19th and 20th centuries? After all, it is known that sometimes they landed on the shore to explore the beauty and sights, and of course the same picnics in the fresh air.

Considering how many people are now passionate about instrumental search, it is very useful sometimes to go beyond the usual, like - to old map there is a village (settlements, mill, etc.), but not on the maps of the twentieth century.

Well, if you are lucky enough to find interesting place on the shore of the lake, then you are doubly lucky. After all, river beaches are renewed annually during high water in the spring, and many interesting things disappear in the river. Here on the shores of lakes and ponds, finds sometimes accumulate for decades, or even centuries. I had the opportunity to use an ordinary guidebook, pre-revolutionary, of course, to search for such curious corners.

There is probably no point in describing piers, ship unloading areas, bridges, ferry crossings and many other equally obvious, in terms of prospects, places for working with a metal detector. True, I once heard about a fairly successful search after a dredger worked in the area of ​​the pier. In the “dump” he washed up, he discovered a whole scattering of coins, but this is rather a special case. In the search, I prefer to rely on myself, which is what I wish for you.

Searching for coins along river banks can be quite a profitable and exciting activity. With the correct organization of the search process, you can find very valuable specimens and real rarities.

Many treasure hunters know that people have long settled near rivers. And this did not happen by chance. The presence of a source of fresh water nearby was of great importance, since in ancient times there was neither a pipeline nor a tap with cold and hot water on the territory of the first settlements. They swam in rivers, took water for cooking, watering the garden, watering livestock and doing laundry. In addition, the river banks were the venue for various religious ceremonies and folk festivals. Often, in a drunken state while swimming, people lost coins, chains, crosses, rings and other valuable things, which are now objects of interest to archaeologists and historians.

In winter, a wide variety of goods were transported along the river on sleighs to different parts of the country for their exchange or sale in settlements that were located on the coast or in major cities located in close proximity to the reservoir.

Fair trades were held near the rivers and, of course, in these places money in the form of coins constantly passed from hand to hand, which were accidentally dropped from frozen fingers; they could accidentally fall out of the pocket of outer clothing and get lost in some other way. As a result, the coins ended up in snowdrifts or ended up on ice, and after the snow melted, they fell to the bottom of the river. Very often this happened in shallow water.

The most optimal places to search for coins along river banks are:

— the bottom of a reservoir or shallow water;

— paths that go from the shore to the river;

— the confluence of rivers, special attention should be paid to examining the hill or ditch in this place;

— gentle slope on the shore;

- sand that washes up from the bottom of the river from time to time;

- high bank of the reservoir.

In these places you can often find ancient coins and other historical treasures.

To search for coins in shallow areas of the river, it is best to buy a metal detector equipped with a sealed coil. It is made to make it convenient to search for metal in the water and explore shallows. This device is absolutely safe to use.

If during your search you come across fishermen sitting on the shore, we do not recommend telling them about the search for treasure. It’s better to say that you lost an expensive ring, a family heirloom, last year. Among fishing enthusiasts there are different people who do not need to be privy to all the details of your “operation”.

As a rule, the soil near the river consists of sand or clay, and it is in such soil that coins are best preserved.

To search for treasure at the bottom of a reservoir, you will need not only a sealed coil; in this case, it is best to use a special magnet for searching. It can be bought in a retail chain, and it is very inexpensive, and its return on investment is extremely high. Even if you don’t find coins, you will probably find scrap metal that you can later sell. Particularly successful treasure hunters, using such a magnet, find silver and gold royal coins at the bottom of the reservoir, so “the game is worth the candle,” and even more so a useful magnet. By the way, it should be noted that searching for precious items on the banks of Russian water bodies is still officially permitted by law, unlike digging in fields, forests, etc.

Sometimes valuable coins can be found near ancient water mills. But, in this case, the search will be somewhat difficult, since these structures were built in narrow places in a fast-flowing river. Treasure hunters advise exploring not the river bottom in these places, but the place where the owner of the mill supposedly made his payments to clients.

Ravines, enemies, sprouts, waterholes, potholes - all these are synonymous words that have one common meaning; a steeply sloped, long-lasting depression in the relief formed as a result of the influence of external waters. But this is on the one hand. On the other hand, the ravine is a fairly promising place for searching with a metal detector.

Of course, implement search in overgrown ravines- the pleasure is sometimes extremely dubious, and often unpromising, but, nevertheless, it is necessary to check the ravines. Especially if they are located next to an old village. Let's take it in order.

A very pressing question is what can be found in the ravines? Is it even worth looking there? Traces of human presence are probably present in every ravine. There are several main reasons:

• The ravines grow and expand over time, absorbing more and more land. And if, say, a person never walked in this particular ravine, which is unlikely, then at least sometimes he appeared on top of the ravine;
• since, in fact, a ravine is a natural drain of external waters, many objects (coins, horse meat, crosses) from the surface of the earth are washed away by water flows deep into this drain, i.e. ravine;
• ravine, especially located in close proximity to old village, could often be used as a garbage dump. And, as you know, for a treasure hunter there is no better options Instead of rummaging through old trash heaps, here you will find not only coins, but antique glass, interior items, porcelain and much more. etc. You can look for artifacts in another trash heap for months.

And from all of the above it follows that the bulk of the finds are lost items dropped directly into the ravine or washed away by high waters, i.e. coins, horse meat, buttons, crosses, small pocket items. But when inspecting a ravine with a metal detector, you can safely count on:

• the place is quite hidden, until you go down you will not see a person who is trying to hide something;
• the slopes of ravines often crumble, exposing deeper depths, and can easily expose treasure;
• As a rule, a huge number of bizarre trees grow along the slopes of the ravine, which can act as a guide for the cache.

Actually, the issue with the prospects for searching for various artifacts and coins can be considered closed. As a last resort, spending 30-60 minutes examining the ravine will not bother anyone. There will be finds, continue the search, if not, you won’t continue.

But besides searching antique coins, quite often there are questions about gold finds at depth and on slopes. No, of course, the logic of these questions is clear. Gold is a fairly heavy metal. Its particles can be washed away by the same external waters and settle there on various natural obstacles (roots, stones, potholes). But it makes sense to ask this question about finding gold only in those regions where it is generally found. After all, there is no gold in this particular area, so it does not materialize out of thin air.

Since we are dealing with a natural depression on a fairly large scale, the search for coins with a metal detector should begin from the very top point. Naturally, you most likely won’t come across treasures there. But, gradually descending closer to the bottom of the crevice, you can empirically calculate the expected horizon of the beginning of the finds. Those. calculate at what level the washed-away finds settle, therefore, their larger number and will be caught from this level to the very bottom. You can expect the most coins and other finds at the very bottom.

When descending into the ravine, I repeat once again, I recommend paying special attention to strangely shaped trees or noticeable stones, or other natural landmarks. Because all of them can be landmarks located next to the treasure. A man came a hundred years ago, saw a tree growing with an unnatural bend, and buried a treasure under it in the hope of returning later. And so as not to search for a long time, this is where the tree comes in handy. But he took it and never returned. As you know, when searching for treasures and treasures, there are no trifles; it is necessary to check all versions, because relying on luck alone is not a rewarding task. And how many legends about treasures hidden in these most hidden corners of the earth circulate among the population. And all sorts of tracts of this kind, but with their own names, for example, Voroniy Yar, Ivlev Log, Stepanova Balka, should unconditionally awaken in the search engine the idea that treasures are actually “swarming” there.

When going on such a search, you should take care of your own safety. Since there are a number of certain unpleasant factors that can lead to a pleasant pastime and good search, turn all this into real torment and problems:

• You should pay special attention to the selection of shoes. Since the slopes can be quite steep and slippery, shoes must confidently meet the strictest requirements for comfort and durability to ensure that your search is as comfortable as possible;
• fascinated by coins and other interesting finds, a treasure hunter quite often loses control over the situation around him. Let me remind you once again, be careful, the slopes of various beams can be very, very steep and falling off such a slope will not be pleasant;
• at the bottom of various ravines, especially at a distance from active ones settlements wild animals like to spend the day (wild boars, moose), which are clearly not helpful in your search;
• Finding coins is a hobby bordering on crime, so look where there is no cultural layer and where your finds will not exceed 100 years in age. But this rule is relevant today for research and for any finds.

Rivers and lakes conceal a huge number of hidden treasures. One can only imagine how many people throughout its existence money circulation in the region, they betrayed their treasures to the water, some on purpose, and some inadvertently. For a treasure hunter, this is a special branch of the search that requires his own skill and knowledge. I will not talk about those who scuba dive in search of sunken ships, but will only touch on that side of the search that does not require special underwater equipment, but only diligence and desire.

The most promising places are considered to be old bridges and mill ruins. Any old map from the early 20th century should have these features marked. You just need to get your bearings and start searching. Landmarks can be old piles sticking out of the water (for bridges), overgrown foundations (for mills). It was bridges and mills that many people saw in their lifetime. How many coins were accidentally lost in these places or buried near such a beautiful landmark. The treasure hunter's task is to find these coins, both in the water and on the shore.

The technology for searching the sites of old bridges is rather simple and not everyone will find it attractive. The main tool is a specially made ladle. It is a large scoop-shaped ladle with a hole in the bottom. Your task is to distill the semi-liquid soil at the bottom, as if sifting it. All large and heavy objects should remain in the bucket.

When I first read this method, I somehow didn’t take it seriously, but decided to try it out, since I didn’t have a metal detector yet. I built a scoop from a metal mesh and went on a search. The search location was an old bridge, which no longer existed, only half-rotten piles stuck out, on the Barneva River. After fiddling around in the mud for about five hours (luckily the water was warm and shallow), digging through tons of mud, I finally found something. My finds were: a castle (from the 50s), a bell and two Soviet coins from the 30s. I don't take household waste into account. Two years later, I came to this place with a detector. I wandered along the bank under the former bridge for a long time and found only five coins: four Soviet coins and one kopek of Nicholas II. Apparently it was not the most popular and ancient bridge.

We had to dig at the mill once, it happened on the Techa River almost on the very border with the Chelyabinsk region. The mill was rumored to be quite popular. I somehow didn’t dare to get into the water, I just wandered around with a metal detector all day. The result, in principle, was a couple of dozen coins, kings with advice. Maybe a professional device would have found something, but with the ACE 150 that was enough for me.

In such searches in old mills, the most important thing is to determine how much the river bed has changed, and then to find possible horse sites. In general, according to the stories of friends, you can wander through such places endlessly and constantly find something. I also heard stories that supposedly many millers during the period of dispossession kept their metal savings in leather bags with an anvil attached at the bottom under the mill. Naturally, some of them did not have time to take the money. Those who are especially stubborn can look for such stashes, since you can imagine what kind of metal is in such bags.

The springs are also not without promise of hidden treasures. They are ideal for hiding a small treasure. In more than half of the cases, springs are only a landmark; the treasure itself can be located at a considerable distance from it, so it is pointless to stupidly examine the entire adjacent area. It is better to examine the spring itself. A metal detector will not help here, but a metal rod at least one and a half meters long will help. With this rod it is enough to simply pierce the entire area of ​​the spring, hoping to rest against something solid, maybe it will be a treasure.

I once read on a forum that there is one digger in Kurgan who specializes only in springs. According to his calculations, he has already “poke” more than two hundred various types springs I found something. The biggest find was a silver tray, small silverware is common, but there was no coin hoard yet.