Winter adventure - treasure hunt. Treasure games online Game options depending on the age of the participants

Unknown straits, mysterious uninhabited islands, sea battles - how exciting is the life of a real pirate! It’s absolutely breathtaking when you imagine that all these people existed in reality. After all, even if there was no Captain Flint in the world, it means that there was exactly the same, say, Captain Stevenson - with a huge hook instead of a hand, a gold tooth and a parrot on his shoulder. At all times, people were afraid of what They will be deprived of everything that they have acquired through backbreaking labor. However, they cared even more for those riches that were acquired not by backbreaking labor, but by unrighteous labor - after all, what was once stolen or taken away will most likely be stolen again. Few people commit crimes alone - and can accomplices really be trusted? They're criminals! And so you buried a treasure, and at the slightest suspicion you can leave the game - the treasures will remain with you, and with them you can easily escape to another country and hide there forever! That is why not only brave pirates, but also wealthy merchants or dishonest politicians always hid part of their wealth so that no one could find it. But few people hope to live forever, and taking the secret of a treasure buried somewhere in the backyard or a distant island to the grave is incredibly romantic, but not very good for the heirs. Therefore, the owners of the treasures compiled special maps - as clear as possible for those initiated, as vague as possible for those who were not supposed to know the secret. All games about treasures begin with the hero holding a map showing the location of an ancient treasure. How to find him? If you want to find what old Jones hid, you have to think like old Jones and know everything that old Jones knew... This is how an ordinary geographical search turns into a complex quest with many side lines and adventures worthy of the best novel! The main thing is memory, outlook and intuition! Do you think that the location of the treasure is always marked with a bold cross on the map, and the most difficult thing is to find the island from which the map was drawn? No matter how it is! It is quite possible that the clue will turn out to be a rebus or a complex riddle that cannot be solved without having information that only the true heirs of the fortune can obtain. Usually, the owners of treasures tried to tell their children everything they needed, but what if unexpected death or captivity confused all plans? Now the legal heir has to, like a bloodhound, get the secrets of his own father or, say, uncle! Treasure games are also complicated by the fact that, in parallel with you, someone else is searching for the same treasure... And this someone is not your assistant at all, but a real criminal! And even a competitor - after all, he wants to take over your money. Hurry up! There is very little time left. Show all your talents and defeat any opponents. Treasure games will make you feel like a real adventurer!

Children learn the legend about the old Duke's treasure and go in search of the map. After completing all the tasks, the children receive the treasured map and go in search of the treasure. The ghost guarding the treasure holds games and competitions to see if the kids are worthy. At the end, the guys will have a small surprise - greetings from the Duke.

Target: development of terrain orientation skills and team cohesion.

To play you need to design 3 locations:

  1. Meeting place for participants: a clearing where there are logs or benches on which you can sit.
  2. Place where players will complete tasks: with a large number of players, this territory should be quite large.
  3. Location of the treasure: here it is Ghost.

Required attributes:

  • Hat with multi-colored ribbons for dividing into teams;
  • Area plan indicating the route and stopping places for each team;
  • Stop signs;
  • Notes– tasks for finding the necessary numbers;
  • Meter, leaf, pen;
  • A piece of paper with a code;
  • Treasure map;
  • A ball of thread;
  • Twigs, sheet and pencil;
  • A note from the Duke;
  • Treasure- sweets.

Roles:

  • Leading
  • Ghost

Progress of the event

All children, led by the Leader, gather in the clearing.

Leading:

Guys, many, many centuries ago there was an ancient castle in this very place. A very rich duke lived in it, whose possessions stretched for tens of kilometers around. He had a beautiful wife and three children. The children grew up and left, leaving their parents alone in a huge castle. His wife died soon after this, and the Duke did not want to leave the place where he was happy, although the children did everything they could to bring him to their place.

There is a version that this Duke still passes here at night, but no longer as a person, but as a ghost. Lives in the past, remembers his happy days. So, he was left alone and fired almost all the servants who could not please him. He left only a cook, a gardener and a maid, so as not to completely disappear.

And then one day evil people wanted to rob a lonely old man. Only he found out about this and hid all his precious things in advance. The thieves came but found nothing. They tortured the Duke, but he did not say a word to them. They left him alone, left, but the old man did not live long after that - he died without waiting for his sons. Since then, no one has tried to find the treasure, but no one has succeeded. Legend has it that the treasure can only be found one day a year. Today is just such a day. Let's look for the treasure buried by the old Duke!

But first, let's divide into teams. Each team will have its own distinctive sign - a ribbon of a certain color.

Children come up to the hat, take a ribbon and are divided into groups depending on the color of the ribbon.

Leading: The teams are ready. Now you need to choose a captain who will lead the rest of the group.

A captain is selected for each group.

Leading: Your task is to find the treasure of the old Duke. The place where the treasure is located is marked with a cross on the main map of the area. And to find a card, you first need to find all the numbers, and then using a special code you will make a word from them. It will be the key that will help lift the veil of secrecy and find the map. To complete the tasks, you will need a map of the area.

Each captain is given a plan of the area, on which the route of each team is indicated with arrows and circles - stopping places where it will be possible to find out any number.

Leading: Let's see which team will complete the task faster and be able to find the ducal treasure.

The teams hit the road. Team paths may intersect, but should not follow the same trajectory. It is important that teams do not interfere with each other while completing tasks. Each stopping place must be marked with special signs - signs, under which there is a sheet with a detailed task.

Examples of tasks:

  • Count all trees and bushes at the bus stop, subtract the smaller from the larger number the resulting number will be the desired one.
  • Find the lowest tree and count the number of leaves on the lower branch.
  • Count the number of flowers on the lawn.
  • Identify tree species count the number of letters in their names and add up the results.
  • Measure using a meter the approximate distance between two birch trees marked with red ribbons, and round it to the nearest metre.
  • Measure the girth width the thickest tree and round it up to decimeters.
  • How many petals does a chamomile have? growing 2 meters from this tree?

The teams complete tasks, find the required numbers, and then return to the presenter and take the decryption from him. Each letter in the cipher is assigned a specific number (for example, a - 22, b - 45). Children find the required meanings and use the resulting letters to form the word “glade.”

Leading: So the location of the treasure map has been determined. I suggest everyone team up and find the map.

All groups work together to search for the hidden map in the specified location. It can be anywhere: in a crack in a tree, under a stone, under a pile of grass. The map marks the place where the treasure is hidden. Several paths lead to it, bounded on both sides by multi-colored ribbons. The children are again divided into teams: now the group must get to the place as quickly as possible along “their” path. At the indicated place, the team is met by the ghost of the Duke.

Ghost: Hello guys. Why did you come?

Leading: We want to find hidden treasures!

Ghost: Do you think you can?

Leading: We have already found a treasure map, it indicates this exact place - which means the treasure is located here.

Ghost: Maybe this is where he is. But I won't let you find it. I will confuse my tracks and hide signs!

Leading: We have already spent so much effort on finding the treasures that we simply will not turn back. You don't need the treasure anyway, so please don't interfere!

Ghost: Whether it is needed or not, I must guard it! Treasures should go only to those who have a pure soul and a kind heart.

Leading: We are ready to pass the test.

Ghost: Is everyone ready? But keep in mind that if you fail the tests, you will have to turn back.

Leading: Agreed. Really, guys?

Ghost: The important thing is to support each other in difficult situations. Let's see if you can do this.

Conducts the game “Unification”. Participants are divided into two groups. Each group stands in a semicircle. The first participants are given a ball of thread. They must connect all the participants as quickly as possible with a thread, wrapping it around all the players in turn. After the last participant joins, the task changes - you need to wind the thread into a ball as quickly as possible. It is important not to tear it.

Ghost: The next test is to test your fortitude. This is a very difficult test! It is important to be united with the whole team in order to win.

Conducts the game "Pulling". The teams line up opposite each other in a column, the first being the captain. Each participant grabs the person in front by the waist. The captains of the opposing teams grab each other's hands and pull with all their might. The players' task is to help their captains win the opposing team over to their side.

Ghost: Well, you have fortitude - don’t be discouraged if you lose. But that is not all. Now let's check if you can understand each other.

Conducts the game “Spoiled Telegraph”. Participants stand in a column. Each player is given a twig. The last participant “draws” with a twig on the back of the person in front the figure that the leader named him (for example, a square). The one who had the figure “drawn” on his back “transmits” the image further as he understood it. The team captain, having received the “telegram,” draws it on a piece of paper. Then the original and what happened as a result of the “journey” of the drawing are compared.

Children simply love adventure! Treasure hunting in winter can be an interesting pastime that both children and adults will enjoy. You can search for treasure either alone with a child or with whole teams.

Interesting ideas for creating a small Treasure Hunt quest.

The difficulty of the game will depend on the age of the children.

What treasures can you hide?

The treasure itself must be purchased in advance at the store. These could be chocolate “coins”, New Year’s decorations, souvenirs, candies, or just lollipops, mini chocolates, etc. Next, the treasures should be packed in a waterproof container, choose a place and, of course, bury it (remember where you buried it! ).

The Legend of Treasures.

A beautiful story, a legend about hidden treasures, and an unexpectedly appeared hint map indicating the location of the treasure will captivate the child(ren) and will be a good start to the game.

Legend options:
- Use the phrases: “This map, left over from my sailor grandfather, has been hanging on my wall for a long time, for a reason!” or “Many years ago, my grandfather brought back this ancient treasure map from a voyage, but no one has yet been able to solve it!”
- Roll the card into a tube and put it in the bottle. To prevent you from having difficulty removing the card in the future, tie a string or elastic band to its end. Place the bottle in a visible place... and wait until one of the game participants finds it. If the game starts at home, you can put the bottle in the bathtub or basin.
- Find a pre-prepared letter in your mailbox. An example of the content of a letter: “You have a letter from ... (an old friend, great-grandmother, wizard), who really needs your help. Are you ready to help him? + attach a hint, the first pointer.

Treasure map.

Of course, you will need a map where the location of the treasure is marked with a cross or key points on the route are indicated where you will need to complete certain tasks in order to find a clue to find the treasure.

It is possible that only the first sign will be marked on the map. In addition, there may be missing pieces on the map. For example, the location of the treasure itself or some parts of the route are missing. As tasks are completed, they can be identified logically.

Game options depending on the age of the participants.

Children from 3 to 5 years old.
Kids have difficulty finding their way around a map, even the simplest one, so for them it is enough to organize a treasure hunt scenario consisting of small tasks. For example, you can draw the direction to the treasure on the snow, tinted with water. On the way, also draw a narrow river with crocodiles crossing their path, which you need to jump over to go further, or a swamp that you need to cross, jumping from hummock to hummock, or a narrow cable car over an abyss...

In the game you can use simple tasks: “hot and cold”; make a snow angel; moving on command - for example, “three steps to the right and one forward”, hitting a target with a snowball, etc. You can also build many obstacles from snow.

Children from 5 and older.
Pointers.

One easy way to find treasure is to follow the signs. You issue the first pointer, which leads to the second, and so on. The directions must be clear and lead clearly to the next sign. They can be rhymed or in prose.

An interesting idea is to use photographs of the places where the next signs are located, and so on until the treasure itself, as indicators.

Key points.
Examples of key points:
— In the yard: a tree, a gazebo, a bench, a large snowdrift, a swing...
— In the park: play area, statue, fountain, tree...
— In the city: a house, a bus stop, a church, a monument...
Place cards with riddles at each key point. Having guessed which, players receive new words, parts of the rebus. After collecting all the pieces, they guess the rebus, a word meaning the place where the treasure is hidden.
Key points marked on the map may also be accompanied by verbal comments, such as “If you find the tallest tree in the forest, move from it towards the tallest mountain. Along the way you will see a lake and a bench. And the lowest branch of the pine tree closest to it will indicate where the treasure is buried.”

Children aged 7 years and older.
For older children, you can offer a map that they can navigate using a compass. Naturally, the cardinal directions must be indicated on the map. Directions of movement can be either simple (north, south) or more complex.

Why not use new technologies? Distribute little noticeable or not noticeable objects on the map and on the ground. So that only with the help of the navigator and the data on the coordinate indicators of the next point you can understand that you have arrived at the desired point.

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kachkina (Kovalenko)
Entertainment script “Everyone on a treasure hunt!”

Entertainment script

for children of senior preschool age

"Everything is on treasure hunt

Tasks:

To develop in preschoolers the ability to use basic types of movement in play situations;

To cultivate in children a sense of curiosity, courage, camaraderie, justice, and organization;

Bring joy to the kids.

Equipment: pirate costume, attributes for decorating an impromptu ship (shells, pebbles, souvenirs, swimming ring, life jackets, audio recording "Tidal bore", balls according to the number of children, hoops, a basin, a ball, candies according to the number of children, cardboard pennies (5 cm in diameter, balloons according to the number of children, a chest with chocolate coins, 10 keys with tasks, a mysterious message, a pirate flag.

To turn the hall into a real pirate ship, display a pirate flag, maps, globes, binoculars, shells, pebbles, souvenirs, a swimming circle, life jackets, etc. Simulate a sail.

In advance, ask parents to dress their children in a pirate style, for which vests, vests, bandanas, wide belts are suitable, draw tattoos, etc.

Prepare "treasure" (a chest with chocolate coins for each child).

Sign the keys:

Key No. 1 - You will find the second key by guessing the riddle (You will definitely lock me from the outside, from the inside. You can’t live without me, believe me. I’m the entrance to the apartment)

"Cargo to the ship").

Key No. 3 - You will find the fourth key by answering the question. (Cook's place of work)

"Sweet Tree").

Key No. 5 - Get the sixth key, guess the riddle

"Predators")

Key No. 7 You will find the eighth key where dreams occur.

Key No. 8 It's time to "Field of Dreams"(contest "Field of Dreams").

Key No. 9 The last key! (It has four legs)

Key No. 10 You will find the path to the treasure by folding the picture (competition "Puzzle").

Hide clues in the kindergarten for games:

Key No. 2 - in the hallway,

Key No. 4 - in the kitchen (dining room,

Key No. 6 - in the bathroom,

Key No. 8 - in the bedroom,

Key No. 10 - under the teacher's table,

"Treasure"- in the closet.

The captain of the pirate ship, Jack, sends an invitation to the children.

Senior Pirates "Traffic light"! You are sentenced to unbridled fun, as well as to gain skills in the pirate business. Come, I'll be waiting!

When everyone arrives on the ship, Jack hands over a bottle with a message.

Mysterious message

Dear friends!

Today, when you have become real pirates, I can tell you my secret.

A long time ago I hid a chest with treasures on a distant island.

The path to them is not easy, and only a real pirate can get to this island.

Only the most faithful comrades can go on a journey.

Be careful and attentive and follow directions carefully.

I will leave ten keys for you.

By collecting them all, you can find hidden treasures!

Pirate Black Corsair.

P.S. Just keep your mouth shut.

Jack. The recruitment of a crew of pirates begins. In order to join the crew, you must take the pirate oath!

You end each of my sentences with the phrase "Because we are pirates!".

Pirate's Oath.

Jack. Raising anchor, we set off to the seas!

We are fearless guys...

Children. Because we are pirates!

Jack. There is a menacing wave at sea, hurricanes and storms, but we are sailing somewhere...

Children. Because we are pirates!

Jack. We love the inhabitants of all the animals seas: octopus, dolphins, stingrays...

Children. Because we are pirates!

Jack. We sharpened our knives; whoever didn’t hide, tremble! Only we are not to blame...

Children. Because we are pirates!

Jack. We sail straight to the island, there we'll find treasures! Let's live richly, friends...

Children. Because we are pirates!

Jack. Caramba! All hands on deck! Our ship sets off on a long voyage to looking for adventure.

In order to find the treasure. You must find 10 clue keys, I hand you Key No. 1 - You will find the second key by solving the riddle (You will definitely lock me up from the outside, from the inside. You can’t live without me, believe me. I’m the entrance to the apartment.)

Key No. 2 - You will receive the third key when you deliver the cargo to the ship (competition "Cargo to the ship").

Contest "Cargo to the ship"

Pirates must "load the cargo onto the ship". Children carry cargo onto the ship along an improvised gangway.

Carry the ball on your palm so that it does not fall.

Carry the ball while jumping on one leg.

Carry three balls together with each other's backs turned friend: one ball in each hand, and the third is sandwiched between the backs. You need to move forward with an extra step.

Carry the ball without using your hands. (Pressing between legs, kicking, rolling.)

In gratitude for the loading, Jack gives Key No. 3. You will find the fourth key by answering the question (Cook's place of work)

Key No. 4 - Pirates love to eat, it’s time for you to harvest too (competition "Sweet Tree").

The pirates got hungry and decided to eat. They saw interesting fruits on the tree branches.

There are candies hanging on a tree in the area.

Task: Jumping up, pick the candy and put it in a container.

Jack hands over Key No. 5 - Get the sixth key, guess the riddle (This is not a kitchen or a bedroom, but a bathhouse for everyone, friends.)

Key #6 - To get the seventh key, feed the predators. (Jumping "Predators")

Contest "Predators"

It's time to feed the animals with the harvest.

An empty container with a picture of a wild animal pre-pasted on it is placed on the floor. Children move a few steps away from the container and try to throw in candy.

Task: get the candy into the container.

Jack hands over Key No. 7. You will find the eighth key where dreams are seen.

Key No. 8 It's time to "Field of Dreams"(contest "Field of Dreams").

Contest "Field of Dreams".

At night, the pirates entered the clearing. And we saw gold coins! The pirates rushed to collect them.

Coins are scattered in different parts of the hall. (Cut from 5 cm cardboard.) One by one, the pirates are blindfolded and each must find one coin.

Task: Find a coin while blindfolded. The rest of the players must call the shots "seeker" where should he go go: to the right, to the left, forward, backward, sit down. Key number 9. Look for the last key! (It has four legs)

Key No. 10. Find the path to the treasure by putting together a picture (competition "Puzzle").

(contest "Puzzle").

The guys collect puzzles with the last message on them.

The chest is not buried in the ground,

And it lies behind the door.

There are hangers and shelves here,

It's like there are floors in a house.

Pants, blouses, T-shirts -

Everything is in order.

("treasure" hidden in a closet or in a cubicle)

The children find the treasure, but the cunning Jack snatches the chest and runs away to his ship. The children run after him and beg him with magic words to give up the treasure. Jack gives up the treasure and sends the children home in boats.

A game "Boat"

We tie 6 balloons onto a hoop, each boat is designed for 4 people.

Task: do not let the balloons on your boat burst, but sink yours

Publications on the topic:

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Summary of GCD for FEMP “In Search of Vasilisa the Beautiful” Goal: to consolidate ordinal and quantitative counting within eight, knowledge of numbers within eight, consolidation of knowledge about geometric shapes.

Abstract of GCD in mathematics “Treasure Search” Topic: mathematics lesson "Treasure Hunt." Objectives: educational - strengthen counting skills within 20; learn to compose and solve.

Summary of OD in the middle group “Search for the Golden Key” Objectives: - to develop children’s ability to classify figures according to 2 properties (color, shape) - to practice ordinal counting up to 5 - to consolidate knowledge.

Summary of the art lesson “In search of a wonderful adventure” Goal: To teach children to distinguish and name a person’s emotional state: joy, surprise, sadness, anger. Objectives: 1) Educational: -Display.

People have always hoped to find ancient treasures. Many have spent their lives searching for gold bars, while some have stumbled upon treasures completely by accident. Most of these stories ended happily, and priceless treasures of the ancient world are in museums around the world, although some of them still ended up on the black market.

History has preserved many reports of treasures found. But the greatest interest is generated by the richest and most spectacular gold treasures of antiquity.

One of the most famous cases is the story of treasures at the bottom of the sea in the US state of Florida. At the beginning of September 1622, a flotilla of twenty ships set out from Havana for Spain, carrying the wealth of the empire. On board, in addition to passengers, there were also soldiers and slaves. When the ships entered the Strait of Florida, the weather deteriorated sharply and a hurricane began, as a result of which 8 ships sank. Among them was the galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which transported 18 thousand silver coins, 24 tons of silver bars, 125 gold bars, 82 copper bars, as well as 20 bronze cannons, 525 bales of tobacco. The search for the galleon continued for 60 years, but to no avail. It was only in July 1985 that the ship was discovered. This was done by treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who spent 16 years searching. The value of the artifacts and treasures found was about half a billion dollars. Currently, the recovered artifacts are part of the collection of the American Museum at the Maritime Heritage Society in Florida.

Another treasure was discovered in 1992 in Colombia. An employee of a sugarcane farm was working on a tractor in the Cauca Valley. Suddenly the ground gave way, and the man and the tractor ended up in a hole. There he noticed golden objects in the mud. When the man examined them more closely, he realized that he was lucky enough to find real treasures. He told about the find (armbands, gold masks, jewelry), and soon almost all the village residents and workers began to simply snatch up the relics. In just a few months, about 5 thousand people came to the place where the treasure was discovered. All these events became known as the "Malagan Gold Rush".

In total, about 4 tons of ancient artifacts were stolen, melted down and sold to collectors. Hundreds of graves were destroyed and looted. Employees of the Museo del Oro tried to salvage some of the treasures by purchasing 150 gold objects from looters for $300,000. Unfortunately, looting in Malagana continues to this day.

An equally famous case involving the discovery of treasures occurred in England, in the vicinity of Stonehenge. In 1808, one of England's first professional archaeologists, William Cunnington, found what would become known as the crown jewels of the "King of Stonehenge." The treasure was discovered in a large mound, which was located just 800 meters from Stonehenge, in the small town of Bush Barrow. The archaeologist found gold jewelry, an intricately decorated dagger and a gold diamond-shaped clasp. The handle of the dagger was decorated with 140 thousand small gold pins, the width of each of which did not exceed a third of a millimeter. Scientists believe that it took approximately 2.5 thousand hours to create the pen.

In 1970, another discovery was made in Varna, Bulgaria. Archaeologists managed to find a large necropolis from the Chalcolithic era, which contained gold artifacts. Only after lengthy excavations did scientists realize how significant their find was. The burial contained the remains of a noble man and incredible wealth - the grave contained more gold than was found at that time in the rest of the world. It should be noted that the Varna culture arose about 7 thousand years ago on the Black Sea coast, on the territory of modern Bulgaria. It was the first highly developed civilization to create gold artifacts.

The first evidence of the existence of an ancient civilization appeared in 1972, when excavator operator R. Marinov accidentally excavated a necropolis with ancient tools, vessels, dishes and figurines made of bones, flint, stone and clay.

In total, about 300 graves were discovered in the necropolis, containing more than 22 thousand elegant artifacts, including 3 thousand gold items weighing about 6 kilograms.

In the nineteenth century, the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann decided to begin the search for the legendary Troy. His search was successful, and the Hizarlik Hills in Turkey, where the excavations were carried out, are now believed to be the site of Troy. During his search, Schliemann found treasures that, according to the archaeologist himself, belonged to the Trojan king Priam. This happened at the end of May 1873. As the scientist himself notes, he came across the treasure by accident - something flashed in the ground when they were digging a trench. Then a copper cauldron, a bronze pan, many weapons, silver and gold objects were found, including a gold headdress, earrings, necklaces and gold armbands. At the moment, Priam's treasures are in Russia.

After discovering the location of Troy, Schliemann managed to find the tomb of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who stood at the head of the Greek army during the Trojan War. The burial contained 5 Bronze Age graves, each containing one gold mask. The only mask that featured a bearded man was called the “Mask of Agamemnon,” although scholars are still debating whether Agamemnon was its owner.

A lot of treasures are hidden in the waters of the world's oceans. The Gulf of Finland is considered to be a real cemetery of sunken ships carrying untold riches. More than 6 thousand sunken ships lie at its bottom. In 1953, fishermen accidentally stumbled upon a ship sunk near the island of Borste. At that time, no one was interested in the find. But in 1961, Swedish divers began studying it. It turned out that this was the galleon "St. Michael", which in October 1747 was heading to St. Petersburg from Amsterdam. On board it were treasures for the imperial court, as well as a carved gold convertible for the Empress Elizabeth. In the very first days of the expedition, they managed to bring to the surface many objects made of gold, inlaid with precious stones: a set of gold and silver watches, 34 gold snuff boxes, porcelain.

A large treasure was discovered near Portugal, in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Americans found the treasure. It was a Spanish warship, from which 500 thousand gold and silver coins were recovered. The value of the treasure was estimated at $500 million. All treasures were transferred to the Spanish government as historical values.

In the waters of the Baltic Sea in the summer of 1999, members of a Finnish search expedition discovered the schooner Frau Maria, which sank back in 1771. On board the ship were treasures for the Hermitage - various works of art commissioned by the Russian Empress Catherine II in Holland. In the holds there were many paintings, packed in leather cases and lead vessels and filled with wax. In addition to paintings, many bronze valuables, porcelain and items made of various precious metals were found on the schooner.

According to the court decision, the treasures belong to Finland, but the Russian side does not agree with this, so the end to this matter has not yet been put.
Another treasure was discovered in 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean. The value of the found treasure was more than three billion dollars. During the Second World War, a ship sank there, the holds of which were full of diamonds, platinum and gold. According to the official version, the owners of the treasure were Britain and the Soviet Union. There is an opinion that the USSR used these jewels to pay its allies for food, clothing and weapons. The ship was sunk in 1942 by a German submarine.

In 2010, another treasure was discovered completely by accident in Somerset County by treasure hunter Dave Krypt. A vessel containing ancient coins, some of which date back to the third century, was found in a farmer's field. A total of 52 thousand coins were found. But how Krypt disposed of the precious find is unknown.

And an equally famous treasure was found in Chile in 2005. There, with the help of a robot capable of scanning the molecular composition of the soil, 6 hundred barrels with 800 tons of gold were discovered. The treasure was valued at $10 billion.

It is generally accepted that the treasure belonged to the Spanish navigator Juan Ubill, who buried a huge amount of gold in 1715 on an island off the coast of Chile. Many treasure hunters were looking for these treasures, but only one Chilean company was lucky, which, by the way, with great difficulty defended its right to half the value of what was found from the Chilean government.

But in the summer of 2011, the world's largest treasure was found, the value of which was estimated at $22 billion. Treasures were discovered in the Indian temple of Sri Padmanambhaswamy. The treasure consisted of jewelry, precious stones and gold, as well as many works of art, the most outstanding of which was recognized as a 1.2-meter statue of the god Vishnu, cast from pure gold and decorated with diamonds and emeralds.

The number of treasures found was so great that the people who assessed the treasure did not count the coins one by one, but weighed them in bags.
Many treasures have already been found, some of them are stored in museums around the world. But there are even more of those that still remain the dream of treasure hunters. This is the Ark of the Covenant, and the treasures of the Templars, and the tomb of Genghis Khan, and the famous amber room, and the treasures of Blackbeard and many, many others. Perhaps, over time, they will be found or will remain a beautiful fairy tale, which more and more generations of scientists and amateur treasure hunters will also believe in.