For both romantics and pragmatists, the search for the treasure brings excitement and pleasure. If you do not have a map of the island, which was once a haven of pirates, or the coordinates of the mound where the leader of the steppe tribe is buried, do not despair - most treasures are found in completely prosaic places, for example, in abandoned buildings, mostly old, pre-revolutionary buildings, and not only in the former noble estates, but also in dilapidated village houses.
Instructions
Step 1
First, do some reconnaissance: ask the indigenous people, take an interest in local legends, if possible - read the materials of the archives. The older the house and the more prosperous people lived in it, the higher the chances of finding something. They rise even more if the house has rarely been reconstructed since its construction, or has not been touched at all. The houses abandoned by their owners during the revolution and before the 30s of the twentieth century are especially recommended for research - when leaving their native places, people often tried to preserve any valuables in the hope of returning, and some of them simply remained hidden and forgotten in a hurry.
Step 2
The most obvious places where the former owners could have hidden the treasure are the attic and the cellar. Also, valuables could be hidden in door and window frames, under the boards of the window sills. If the floors did not overlap in the building, it makes sense to try to open them. If the floor has not survived at all, then at a shallow depth, accidentally dropped coins and small objects could remain - dig up the floor with a small spatula or scoop, just be careful. The common location of various coins is at the corners of the log house, where they were laid during the construction "for good luck." If there is a stove in the house, carefully examine it: the treasure can be hidden in the chimney, embedded in the wall. Often, valuables were hidden between the floor of the house and the stove, or buried in the floor not far from the stove, since even in the event of a fire or destruction of the house, it usually remained more or less intact and could serve as a reference point.
Step 3
It is best, of course, to use a metal detector when searching for treasure, preferably with a metal discrimination function. With it, you can go around the whole house, focusing on the readings, looking in the right places. If you operate without a device, you will have to tap suspicious places in the walls and door and window frames in anticipation of a ringing sound indicating the presence of a cavity, and dig up the floor blindly.
