October 04, 2009
The biggest
hoard of Anglo Saxon gold ever found has been located by a metal detectorist. Other links.
And in other news, a mini Stonehenge has also been found, a find described as important.
Archaeologists throughout the UK are reported to be curled up on the floor, hugging their knees and giggling to themselves.
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What a spectacular trove. Such intricate workmanship too. It will be interesting to see if they're able to determine how the artifacts came to be where they were found. Should keep a few historians and archaeologists in business for a while.
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Yes, but what about the dragon's curse!?!
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Meanwhile, in Ireland: 4,000-year-old necklace found in dumpster
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Huge hoard of Roman coins found on Somerset farm
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Israel finds rare 2,200-year-old gold coin
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One ounce? That's some hefty coin. They weren't quite as rare, but I found 32 pennies at the car wash the other day--just laying on the cement. The grandkids picked them up while I power hosed off the winter horse blankets so I could re-waterproof them. Then we went out for half priced ice cream cones! *wonders if archeologists like ice cream cones, too*
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This puppy was minted in the HELLENISTIC Golden Age. Ah, those were the days when coins were COINS!
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Not that a penny isn't a fine coin too, in it's own way, in a big enough pile of them :)
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A metal detector enthusiast in Cumbria has discovered a rare Roman bronze helmet complete with face-mask.