A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a tiny ancient Roman golden lock. The 1,600-year-old artifact is likely the ...

The find looked like a miniature version of some other ancient Roman artifacts — and left archaeologists stunned. Constantin Fried visited a field in Petershagen in 2023 to search the area with a ...

The cylindrical device measures less than one-half inch in diameter, and has been identified as a 1,600-year-old miniature version of a Roman lock, which were usually much larger and made of iron ...