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Treasure is a concentration of riches, often that which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure such as in the English Treasure Act 1996. Searching for hidden treasure figures in legend and fiction but real-life treasure hunters exist and seek lost wealth for a living. Archaeologists are sometimes described as treasure hunters, especially those from the nineteenth century, although they themselves rarely wish to be associated with the term. Treasure hunters are often accused by archaeologists of pillaging ancient sites in their quests, destroying valuable information in the process. Illegal sales of antiquities to foreign buyers are also attributed to illicit treasure hunting.Supposedly hidden treasures:
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- LeprechaunIn Irish mythology, a leprechaun is a type of elf said to inhabit the island of Ireland. A few Irish people and some tourists to Ireland believe in the reality of leprechauns, but most people treat them as a charming piece of folklore that adds to the mag, Treasure TroveUnder the common law of the United Kingdom, if a person dies without passing their property by will, and has no relatives, then their property is Bona Vacantia lit. vacant goods") and passes to The Crown as final owner of all property in the UK. However,, Metal detectorMetal detectors use electromagnetic induction to detect metal. In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell constructed a crude metal detector in an attempt to find an assassin's bullet in President James Garfield. Gerhard Fischar patented a portable version in 1931.
- Treasure Co. LtdTreasure Co. Ltd is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of Konami on June 19, 1992. History Before foundation The core founding members came from various development teams within Konami Tokyo; the most notable being the teams behi is a video gamescreenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game BoyA video game is a game played using an electronic device with a visual display. Overview Often "video game" is taken in a narrow sense to mean those games played on consoles for television and similar handheld developer.
