Treasure hunters found nearly 1,000 items of treasure in 2012 (UK)

[~Alan~]

Treasure hunters found nearly 1,000 items in 2012

(most of us hate the term "Treasure Hunters")

Amateur archaeologists with metal detectors found 990 items classified as
treasure during 2012, according to figures from the British Museum.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25748576


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[dirtykneese]

I like reading some of your history found by people with detectors. Here in the states, we don't have history like you have. You are lucky to be able to find something very old like that... KEN

 

[~Alan~]

In about 15yrs of detecting, I'm still waiting for a find which can be classed as treasure.

 

[~Alan~]

Civil war silver jug among 990 treasures unearthed in 2012

When three friends first saw a great lump of silvery metal just below the surface of a Dorset field,
they thought they'd hit a metal pipe and, because it was so shiny, that it must be aluminium.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/16/civil-war-silver-jug-990-treasures-unearthed-2012