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| Source: dw.com (See link below.) |
World's oldest message in a bottle discovered in Australia, sent from Germany. That was the title of the article that continued, More than 130 years ago a German ship threw a message overboard. It eventually buried itself on a remote Australian beach, and turned out to be part of an important worldwide experiment...
German authorities said the bottle was one of thousands thrown overboard during a 69-year-long oceanographic experiment to research global ocean currents and discover more efficient shipping routes...
The bottle containing the message is shown above. Nice bottle to find, even without a message.
To read more of the article, here is the link.
http://www.dw.com/en/worlds-oldest-message-in-a-bottle-discovered-in-australia-sent-from-germany/a-42840270
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The remains of a Roman aqueduct dating back to the 1st century have been uncovered in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz in the wake of Storm Emma.
Hundreds of vehicles, yachts and seaside properties were damaged when the storm hit hard along the coast of southern Andalucia late last week, even whipping up a tornado in Puerto de Santa María.
But once the winds died down, the removal of several feet of sand from Cádiz’s Cortadura beach revealed extraordinary archaeological treasures...
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/remains-roman-aqueduct-uncovered-spain-storm-emma/
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Afew weeks ago a couple Santa Monica, California guys were in Daytona for the races and wanted me to take them detecting on the Treasure Coast. They offered good money, but I declined. I wouldn't do something like that unless I could pretty much guarantee that they would find something good and at the time I didn't feel like the chances were real good. I have a lot of responsibilities and other issues these days that prevent me from scheduling time out anyhow. When I get out, it is usually a last minute thing. I just get ready and run out for a few minutes when I can.
When I started this blog I was getting out a lot. Of course sometimes the beach conditions weren't that good, but you can always adjust. When the treasure beaches weren't good, I could go to a swimming beach and look for jewelry or maybe go on a bottle hunt. I always liked variety and often learned something from one kind of hunting or one place that could be applied elsewhere.
Some skills are transferable. That means you can use them in different places and situations. Other skills are more specific and do not transfer as readily. Detector skills, for example, are mostly transferable. You can use them at different beaches and different types of sites, etc.
It is important to recognize similarities and differences between different beaches, sites and different types of hunting. It is important to recognize what knowledge and skills transfer well and which don't. There are many similarities between hunting jewelry in South Florida and hunting shipwreck treasure on the Treasure Coast, but there are also some big and important differences. It can be a big mistake to approach them exactly the same.
Although many detector skills are transferable, it is important to change at times too. Don't get too dependent upon one method or technique. There are even times when a metal detector isn't the right tool. There are times when you should put the detector down and use a sifter or dredge, for example.
Different beaches are different too. There are times when poor conditions prevail yet there are one or two small spots that are good. It can be because of the angle of the beach at that location, or because of rocks or jetties or other peculiarities.
Take Bathtub Beach, for example. It will erode when others do not. The rocks to the north that stops the flow of sand. There are other things about that beach that makes it different too, but they continually dump sand there and it disappears like it was being poured into a black hole. That is just the way it is.
My point today is that there is knowledge and skill that is transferable from one situation to another, but there are also important differences. It is important to be able to apply what you learned one place to another when that works, but it is also important to recognize when there are differences that require adapting.
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The past couple of days I was traveling and did not get to see the Treasure Coast beaches. I'll have to get out soon to see what has been happening here.
The surf is supposed to continue decreasing today and the tides will not be big at all. The wind will start out west/northwest and end up as north/northeast winds. I'm hoping to get chance to take look maybe later today.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
