Anglo-Saxon Treasure Hoard Found
Sep. 24th, 2009 11:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenLargest hoard found to date
Yes, larger than the Sutton Hoo find.... a bit of copper alloy and other bits, some silver, and a lot of gold.
And here's a picture of some of it
Yes, larger than the Sutton Hoo find.... a bit of copper alloy and other bits, some silver, and a lot of gold.
And here's a picture of some of it
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Date: 2009-09-24 03:28 pm (UTC)they found garnets they say! i predict an increase in garnet sales..
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Date: 2009-09-24 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-24 04:45 pm (UTC)...they're still hung up on their little pet theories. "Pagans" did it, because the barely more than paper thin cross was all twisted and bent? I can think of dozens of other explanations - including "hurry and hide it in that box! They're coming for taxes and we have to hide it!" for the twisting.
It's been in the ground for how long, near the surface? How about 'frost heaves' for reasons for the damage? If it can do what it did to the castle at Cooper's lake...
Bloody single-minded archaeologists.
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Date: 2009-09-24 06:49 pm (UTC)