Stunned by the precious thousand-year-old treasure that was mistaken for trash

Ancient artifacts that were thought to be worthless turned out to be rare treasures, sought after by collectors and archaeologists for their enormous value.

In 1965, Ambrose Owens went fishing on the River Arney near his home in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. While fishing, he found what looked like an old sword and fished it out of the water. After examining it closely, he decided it was a rusty piece of iron of little value and threw it into a barn on his family farm. Photo: YouTube/BBC News NI.

After 51 years in storage, Owens' brother Maurice discovered the old sword and gave it to archaeologist Paul Logue to check if it was an ancient artifact. Photo: BBC.

Tests have shown that the sword Mr Owens found is around 2,600 years old. It is a Bronze Age weapon and may have belonged to a warrior. Photo: Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty Images

While shopping at a Goodwill store near Austin, Texas, in August 2018, Laura Young was intrigued by a bust of a man in the ancient Roman style. She bought it for $34.99. Photo: Youtube/THV11.

Laura later became curious about the origin of the bust and spoke to several art experts. She eventually learned that it was a Roman statue about 2,000 years old. Photo: Laura Young.

Researchers believe the bust depicts Roman military leader Sextus Pompey. It was originally displayed in a house in Pompeii and moved to storage shortly before the building was destroyed in the war. Then, around the 1950s, it was brought to the United States and wandered around before finally being purchased by Laura for a bargain price, unaware that it was a valuable treasure. Photo: Laura Young.

In 2019, Anna Lee Dozier paid $3.99 for a vase at a thrift store near her home in Washington DC, USA. She thought it was just a product sold to tourists, about 20 years old, so she placed the vase on a decorative shelf in a room with many of her favorite books. Photo: Youtube/WUSA9.

Five years later, during a business trip to Mexico, Anna visited the National Museum of Anthropology and noticed an antique vase on display that looked very similar to the one she had at home. Photo: Mexico's ambassador to the US Esteban Moctezuma Barragán.

After returning home, Anna was curious about the origin of the vase, so she contacted the Mexican embassy to have experts examine it to see if it was an antique. Accordingly, she quickly received a response confirming that it was an ancient vase from the Mayan civilization. Photo: Mexico's ambassador to the US Esteban Moctezuma Barragán.

The artifact was made between 200 and 800 AD. Anna decided to donate the vase to a museum in Mexico. Photo: YouTube.

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