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The above kite brooch was found by an American college student walking a beach in Irleand. Imagine making a nice 12th century find just walking along.
It is called a kit brooch because of its shape. It held a cloak or shaw together.
The NYU student said she was looking at a rabbit burrow when she noticed the brooch. I always say,to look anywhere that the earth or sand is being moved.
Here is the link to the rest of the story.
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/American-student-finds-12th-century-Irish-brooch-on-a-Galway-Beach-PHOTOS.html
That thing is in surprisingly remarkable condition.
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| Two Tropical Disturbances. Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
The first looks like it will head towards the Caribbean while the second will probably head north into the Atlantic.
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I mentioned yesterday that I've seen the "clasped hands" motif on 1715 Fleet gold rings before. Checking today, I found one, though broken, from the 1715 Fleet in the Mel Fisher artifact database. The Fisher organization also sells replica clasped hand rings. They call them friendship rings.
I also found one very much like the other ring that I showed yesterday. I'm talking about the one made of connected circles with etched designs. Unfortunately I couldn't see if the pictures on each circle were the same as the one recently found and submitted by Captain Jonah. I could only see what one circle had on his, and I couldn't see what was pictured on any of the circles on the one shown in the Mel Fisher artifact database, so I don't have any idea if they were the same or different, other than the fact they were both made of what looks like connected circles. They sell a replica of that type of ring too.
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Just a few centimeters below the sun-baked surface, researchers have discovered a campsite used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers 12,300 years ago — when Utah’s West Desert was lush wetland.
Artifacts found at the site include the charred remains of an ancient hearth, a finely crafted spear point, and, most surprising, a collection of tobacco seeds — likely the earliest evidence of tobacco use...
Here is the link.
http://westerndigs.org/ice-age-hunting-camp-replete-with-bird-bones-and-tobacco-found-in-utah-desert/
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I'll keep watching for possible storms. Right now the surfing web sites are not predicting much of any increase in the surf for the next week or two. We're having some nice negative tides.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net