Treasure hunters believe they know where Nazis buried stolen jewels in a small Dutch town

• A tiny Dutch town had to ask people to stop trying to dig for looted Nazi jewelry in their backyard.

• Researchers released a map from 1944 with a marking appearing to show where jewelry was buried.

• People with shovels and metal detectors were met with the threat of old landmines instead.

Treasure hunters searching for jewels looted by Nazis marked on an ancient map have been blocked in their pursuit by another World War II relic: unexploded bombs and landmines.
In January, after the Dutch National Archive released an old map appearing to show Nazi markings for where stolen jewelry was buried, amateur excavators equipped with metal detectors and shovels descended on Ommeren, a Dutch town of 715, according to The Associated Press.
Part of the Dutch National Archive's annual publishing of archived historical documents this year included a hand-drawn Nazi-era map of Ommeren. The sketch includes a central road, and three trees, with a red X marked beside one of the trees, a detail that set in motion the treasure hunt.
"Yes, it is of course spectacular news that has enthralled the whole village," resident Marco Roodveldt  said. "But not only our village, also people who do not come from here." 
Treasure hunters believe they know where Nazis buried stolen jewels in a small Dutch town. Now, the town is begging them to stop digging.