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A team of treasure hunters could be about to unearth the “ largest treasure in the world “, which is said to have a value exceeds $ 20, 000 millions of dollars.
The team, known as “Temple Twelve”, has been searching in Finland the “Lemminkainen Treasure” from 1987 , which consists of gold, jewelry and artifacts.
If they manage to discover the treasure, it is believed to be the most valuable loot ever found.
The group has spent summers searching for treasure, working six hours a day, seven days a week.
The massive hoard is believed to include some 50 thousand precious stones , including rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds.
It is also believed that about 1, 000 artifacts dating back to thousands of years old are part of the hoard, along with a series of life-size gold statues of 18 carats.
Group members have traveled from all over the world, including Russia , Australia, the United States, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, to join the search.
The world’s authority on the treasure of Lemminkainen, Carl Borgen, has detailed the lives of the hunters and the treasure in his book, “Temporarily Crazy.”
Borgen, by 60 years, he told the British newspaper Mirror: significant progress on the temple and that the crew are especially excited about the months ahead. ”
“Now there is talk in the field of being on the verge of a great advance, that in real terms could be the discovery of the greatest and most valuable treasure in the world. ”
The existence of the treasure was recognized in 1984, when landowner Ior Bock claimed that his family was a direct descendant of Lemminkäinen, who appears in Finnish pagan mythology.
Bock claimed that his property chamber had been sealed with stone slabs in the 10th century to protect the treasure from invaders.
Bock, who left quadriplegic after a stabbing in June 1999, he was murdered by his former assistants in 2010, but the treasure hunt continued after his death.
Born in 1942, Bock was a somewhat eccentric figure and seen as a “mystic” and trab ajó as a tour guide on the fortress island of Suomenlinna.
He claimed to be descended from a family line dating back to pagan antiquity depicted in the Bock sagas.
The treasure is believed to be hidden somewhere in the Sibbosberg cave system, a 32 miles east of the Finnish capital Helsinki.
The loot is believed It is found in an underground temple in Sipoo.
Inside the temple, there must be a spiral corridor with small rooms where the treasure collected from over many generations.
It is said that the last time pieces were added to the collection was in the year 987 AD , when the room was filled and the entrance sealed and concealed.
Countless explo Official actions to try to find the treasure have been carried out for three decades and involving more than 100 professional seekers from around the world.
The group is believed to be only a few feet away from unearthing the treasure and believe that next summer might be the time it will be discovered.
The original group that started excavation work at 1987 was made up of 24 people, 12 men and original.
Temple Twelve is expected to return to the site in May next year and resume work there in September.
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