Mystery or the unexplained · 2005
The looted Ubina hoard of Salu
On 26 April 2005 an amateur archaeologist told the authorities about silver in the ground at Salu village in Harju County. Experts planned a two-week rescue dig. After the very first day, an unknown person dug deep holes in the marked plots and left footprints. A car was seen circling the site, and its number was noted. Later that year 108 coins turned up at an auction in Dortmund, Germany. Police traced them to a man from Pärnu, who got a three-year sentence. The hoard holds almost 300 coins from Germany, England, Arabia, Byzantium and elsewhere, buried in the early 12th century. The seized coins were later returned to the hoard.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
26. aprillil 2005 teatas üks harrastusarheoloog ametivõimudele, et Harjumaal Salu külas on maa sees hõbedat. Asjatundjad kavandasid kahenädalased päästekaevamised. Juba pärast esimest päeva kaevas keegi tundmatu märgistatud ruutudesse sügavad augud ja jättis maha jalajäljed. Platsi ümber tiirutas auto, mille numbri arheoloogid üles kirjutasid. Sama aasta lõpus ilmus Saksamaal Dortmundis oksjonile 108 münti. Politsei jõudis jälgi pidi Pärnu meheni, kes sai kolm aastat vangistust. Aardes on ligi 300 münti Saksamaalt, Inglismaalt, Araabiast, Bütsantsist ja mujalt ning see maeti 12. sajandi alguses. Konfiskeeritud mündid toodi hiljem aarde juurde tagasi.