Ancient Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands
An old map believed to mark the spot where German soldiers hid millions of dollars' worth of treasure during World War II sparked the imagination of amateur treasure hunters in the Netherlands this week.Armed with metal detectors and shovels, groups wandered through the fields surrounding the rural area of Ommeren in the east of the country after the Dutch national archive released the map on Tuesday.The file said the map was believed to indicate where Nazi soldiers had hidden four large boxes filled with diamonds, rubies, gold, silver and all manner of jewelery that they had looted after a bank…
