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1000-year old Viking treasure hoard found in Scotland

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1000-year old Viking treasure hoard found in Scotland

Post by Rowan » Tue October 14th, 2014, 12:22 am

This is an amazing find!
LONDON (Reuters) - A hoard of Viking gold and silver artifacts dating back over 1,000 years has been discovered by a treasure hunter with a metal detector in Scotland, in a find hailed by experts as one of the country's most significant.

Derek McLennan, a retired businessman, uncovered the 100 items in a field in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in September.

Amongst the objects is a solid silver cross thought to date from the 9th or 10th century, a silver pot of west European origin, which is likely to have already been 100 years old when it was buried and several gold objects.

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Post by HistoryJTalk » Wed October 29th, 2014, 1:37 pm

Wow, this is his second big find, imagine coming across something like that, the first person to see it in thousands of years. Amazing.

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