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Part of Huge Viking Hoard Discovered by Two Detectorists.
Source: metro.co.uk link shown below.
Source: metro.co.uk link shown below.
I'm having all kinds of trouble getting my post posted today. Seems like ghosts of turkeys past are getting in the works.
Anyhow, the two detectorists who didn't report the huge Viking hoard they found are going to jail along with two accomplices.
Here is what the judge had to say the them.
The Judge added: ‘The irony in this case is if you, George Powell, and you, Layton Davies, had obtained the permissions and agreements which responsible metal detectorists are advised to obtain, if you had gone on to act within the law after you found this treasure, you could have expected to have either a half share, or at very worst a third share of over £3 million to share between the two of you.
‘You could not have done worse than £500,000 each.
‘But you wanted more.’
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
Tis the season of greed.
In today's International Business Times was another treasure story gone bad.
Treasure Heist: Burglars In Germany May Have Stolen Jewels And Other Items Worth About $1 Billion.
Police in Germany are searching for a group of thieves who stole priceless treasures from one of Europe's largest collections of jewelry and ornaments. Bild newspaper noted that the jewels and other treasures could be worth up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)...
Dresden's State Art Collection Marion Ackermann said the value of the collection is “incalculable” because the work was considered “unsellable.” Because of this, it will be difficult to determine the exact value of what was stolen.
The vault was first established by Augustus the Strong, ruler of Saxony, in the early 18th century to house the valued items. It was part of Augustus’ efforts to turn Dresden in a center for the arts in Central Europe that also involved commissioning works across the city to sell the city’s place as a cultural center..
Here is the link for the rest of that article.https://www.ibtimes.com/treasure-heist-burglars-germany-may-have-stolen-jewels-other-items-worth-about-1-2873176
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Yesterday I mentioned horse tack. I think we find more artifacts like that than we know. I suspect many pieces or parts remain unidentified.
Noel Wells' book Small Arms of the Spanish Treasure Fleets has a section on horses and dogs because of their use in warfare and conquering the New World.
There was a picture of a engraved silver collar found on a 1715 Fleet wreck that was thought to be a dog collar.
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The weather, as you know, is beautiful. The high tides are still nice and high, but the surf calm.
It looks as if in a few days we'll be getting some rougher surf.
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Pshewww. I finally got it done.
Happy hunting,
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