The team of treasure hunters almost got to the world's largest treasure: how much it could cost

A team of treasure hunters may be on the verge of excavating "the world's largest treasure trove", which is said to be valued at more than $ 20 billion. What is this treasure and why it was not reached earlier, the publication said. New York Post.

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The team, known as the "Temple of the Twelve", has been searching Finland for the "Lemminkainen Treasure" since 1987, consisting of gold, precious stones and artifacts.

If the treasure is found, it will be the most valuable loot ever found.

This group spent the entire summer looking for treasures. She worked six hours a day and seven days a week.

It is believed that this huge treasure contains about 50 gems, including rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds.

Around 1000 artifacts dating back thousands of years are considered part of the treasure, along with several life-size 18-karat gold statues.

Members of the group came from all over the world, in particular from Russia, Australia, USA, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands to join the search.

The world's leading expert on the Lemminkainen hoard, Karl Borgen, has detailed the life of hunters and treasures in his book Temporarily Mad.

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Borgen, 60, said: “I understand that significant progress has been made and the team is particularly excited about the months ahead. Now the camp is talking about the fact that it is on the verge of a major breakthrough, which could be the discovery of the largest and most valuable treasury in the world. "

The hoard was recognized in 1984 when landowner Yor Bok claimed that his family was a direct descendant of Lemminkainen, a figure in Finnish pagan mythology.

Bock claimed that the room at his estate was walled up with stone slabs in the XNUMXth century to protect the treasure from invaders.

Bock, who suffered from paralysis of the lower limbs after being stabbed in June 1999, was killed by his former assistants in 2010, but the treasure hunt continued after his death.

Born in 1942, Bock was something of an eccentric figure, considered a "mystic" and worked as a guide on the island fortress of Suomenlinna.

He claimed to have come from a clan dating back to ancient pagan times.

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The treasure is believed to be hidden somewhere in the Sibbosberg cave system, 20 miles east of the Finnish capital, Helsinki.

Underground temple

It is believed that the cache is located in an underground temple in Sipoo.

Inside the temple there should be a spiral corridor with small rooms from it, where a cache, collected by generations, is kept.

The collection was last replenished in AD 987, when the hall was full and the entrance was sealed and hidden.

Countless official treasure searches have been carried out over three decades with over 100 professional miners from all over the world.

It is believed that this group is only "a few meters" from the excavation of the treasure and thinks that next summer may be the time when it will be found.

The original group, which began excavations in 1987, consisted of 24 people - 12 men and 12 women, of whom only two remain today.

The Temple of the Twelve is expected to return to the site in May next year and resume operations.

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