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| A Few of The 27 Gold Artifacts Discovered by A Detectorist in Denmark. Source: See Sciencenoridic.com link below. |
… The most recent discovery was made by a pair of metal detectorists and amateur archaeologists in a field on the Danish island of Hjarnø, in Horsens Fjord. It was a spectacular discovery and an expensive one, containing more than 34 objects, 27 of which are pure gold.
Forgotten treasure or a gift for the gods?
Amateur archaeologist, Terese Refsgaard, alerted us to the discovery at Vejle Museums, in accordance with Danish law. And one of our first questions was whether the objects were buried together as treasure to be hidden, or whether it was intended as an offering to the gods.
Treasure is buried in a hurry to hide it during times of threat or during a turbulent situation, and is often intended to be collected again once the threat has passed. But an offering is intended to remain buried as a gift to the gods.
Sacrifices often contain a certain combination of objects, probably so that they can be used later on in Valhalla, as described in the Ynglinga Saga...
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-celebrate-spectacular-discovery-iron-age-treasure
Click on the gallery to see more photos of the finds.
Click on the gallery to see more photos of the finds.
In my post yesterday I pondered the possible significance of a painted stone. When things can't be otherwise explained, artifacts are often thought to be either religious or having to do with gaming. I get the feeling that those two interpretations are used too much. Of course, some items are used for religion or gaming. I just think those interpretations are used too often.
I've found most of the items shown immediately below. I didn't know what they were until I discovered a web site that sells them. That gave me the explanation.
Here is the explanation from papajimsbotanica.com web site.
Yemaya is the essence of Fertility, Protects all women. It is also known to bring you Good luck, Blessings and also attract love your way. The energy allows you to focus on your hard work to achieve your goals. Find solutions to your love, good luck and fertility problems. When you don’t seem to have the energy look to our Yemaya Tools! Includes 9 pieces.
16 peice set.
I've found most of the items shown immediately below. I didn't know what they were until I discovered a web site that sells them. That gave me the explanation.
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Yemana Tools
Source papajimsbotanica.com.
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Yemaya is the essence of Fertility, Protects all women. It is also known to bring you Good luck, Blessings and also attract love your way. The energy allows you to focus on your hard work to achieve your goals. Find solutions to your love, good luck and fertility problems. When you don’t seem to have the energy look to our Yemaya Tools! Includes 9 pieces.
16 peice set.
That is a case in which the religious use was not obvious to me, but was the right interpretation.
Here are some Treasure Coast Native American beach finds.
The round item at the upper right is called a discoidal and is thought to have been used in games. That is what the experts say. It seems to be widely accepted that they are gaming pieces, yet no matter how much consensus there is about that, I have my doubts even though I have absolutely no expertise on the subject and should probably just accept the common wisdom.
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One day at the dollar store I received some exceptionally shiny quarters in my change. I thought they were proof. They were clearly different than the quarters you usually see.
Here is a brand new 2019 quarter I got in change yesterday. It was taken out of a new roll and shows very few defects other than "bag marks" from the mint.
And here is the extra-shiny quarter. The photo was taken with the same camera and lighting.
Here they are side by side in the same photo.
I found out that the shiny one wasn't proof. It is actually silver-plated.
You can buy silver plated coins on Amazon and eBay and I think they are offered on TV at times.
Anyway it fooled me, but I learned something.
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Here is an excerpt from the amazing story of Andy O'Donnell of World War II. Was it good luck or bad luck? It seemed his ships always sank, but he survived.
… So what is the verdict? Was Andy really bad luck or was it all just a series of coincidences? Consider that every ship the man spent an evening aboard was sunk, even though in three cases he wasn't onboard when it happened. (Some point out that the vessel that fished him out of the water off Guadalcanal in August of 1942, the destroyer Wilson, survived the war unscathed, suggesting that the "curse" was not all encompassing, but the man did not spend the evening on the ship, having been put ashore just a few hours after being picked up. Do curses have time limits, one wonders?) The odds against such a thing happening are astronomically high. On the other hand, some might argue that other than the Bullhead, the "curse" proved to be anything but that for Andy, for he managed to survive two sinkings in three months—a feat no other American sailor accomplished. In the end, we can only wonder about the farm boy from Olathe, Kansas, and how the stars and planets all managed to line up in such a way as to make his story possible....
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
The round item at the upper right is called a discoidal and is thought to have been used in games. That is what the experts say. It seems to be widely accepted that they are gaming pieces, yet no matter how much consensus there is about that, I have my doubts even though I have absolutely no expertise on the subject and should probably just accept the common wisdom.
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One day at the dollar store I received some exceptionally shiny quarters in my change. I thought they were proof. They were clearly different than the quarters you usually see.
Here is a brand new 2019 quarter I got in change yesterday. It was taken out of a new roll and shows very few defects other than "bag marks" from the mint.
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| Nice New 2019 Quarter. |
And here is the extra-shiny quarter. The photo was taken with the same camera and lighting.
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| Extra-shiny 2019 Quarter. |
Here they are side by side in the same photo.
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| Two 2019 Quarters Side-by-Side. |
You can buy silver plated coins on Amazon and eBay and I think they are offered on TV at times.
Anyway it fooled me, but I learned something.
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Here is an excerpt from the amazing story of Andy O'Donnell of World War II. Was it good luck or bad luck? It seemed his ships always sank, but he survived.
… So what is the verdict? Was Andy really bad luck or was it all just a series of coincidences? Consider that every ship the man spent an evening aboard was sunk, even though in three cases he wasn't onboard when it happened. (Some point out that the vessel that fished him out of the water off Guadalcanal in August of 1942, the destroyer Wilson, survived the war unscathed, suggesting that the "curse" was not all encompassing, but the man did not spend the evening on the ship, having been put ashore just a few hours after being picked up. Do curses have time limits, one wonders?) The odds against such a thing happening are astronomically high. On the other hand, some might argue that other than the Bullhead, the "curse" proved to be anything but that for Andy, for he managed to survive two sinkings in three months—a feat no other American sailor accomplished. In the end, we can only wonder about the farm boy from Olathe, Kansas, and how the stars and planets all managed to line up in such a way as to make his story possible....
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
https://www.ourcuriousworld.com/AndyStory.htm
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I just got a good lead the other day when my wife was talking to someone she knew. There is a crumbling chimney and junk spread around in an overgrown area. I plan to check it out sometime.
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I just got a good lead the other day when my wife was talking to someone she knew. There is a crumbling chimney and junk spread around in an overgrown area. I plan to check it out sometime.
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We are into summer conditions now and the beaches won't change often except when we get a storm.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
