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Below are a few excerpts from a lengthy article that you might enjoy. The title of the article is Should You Drop Everything and Hunt for Treasure in Europe? While I do not think that all the details are completely accurate, it is a pretty good article overall and you might want to read it.
Archaeologists excavating on a farm in the village of Újlengyel, in the Pest County of Central Hungary, have unearthed a hoard of roughly 7,000 Roman and medieval coins. The coins, which date from the second century Antonine emperor Lucius Verus to a sequence of 16th-century Hungarian monarchs, include some rare gold coins and a rare Vatican coin issued by Pope Paul II. To those interested in archaeology it feels as if you can’t dig anywhere in Europe without stumbling across a lost trove of treasure...
In her work on this, Kersel has shown how the mistaken assumption that archaeologists themselves are looking for gold affects looting practices in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Locals will often approach excavation teams and ask them how much gold they have found. It’s difficult for some people to believe, she explains, that anyone would fly thousands of miles to dig up animal bones and broken pottery...
The seeming over-representation of European finds in the media isn’t just because of the cultural biases that privilege European history and archeology, but also because of the legislation that governs these discoveries. In the U.K., Marín told me, there are laws in place that “incentivize people to tell the authorities” about their finds. The Treasure Act of 1996, for example, makes provisions for the treasure finder or landowner to receive a reward up to the monetary value of the “treasure” they unearth. Legislation like this, which is not uncontroversial, has been a boon for historians of coins of all periods in England. As a result, Marín notes, we should expect finds in the UK and countries like it to be overrepresented in the news.
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
Thanks to Douglas and SuperRick for the link.
So why are there so many hoards discovered in Europe? I'd say some of the biggest reasons include the long history, wars, and relatively dense populations. And it does not hurt that some of the countries have incentives that encourage people to report finds. On the other hand, some countries do not allow metal detecting other than for archaeological or other officially approved reasons.
Don't fly off someplace and think you will be allowed to metal detect like we can here on the Florida beaches.
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Here is the word for the day: pareidola.
There seems to be nearly complete consensus on this one. Michael T., Al C., Douglas, Joseph D., JamminJack, and DJ all demonstrated their analytical skills and concluded the mystery item is a part of a swivel hook like the one sent by Michael T., shown below. Joe D. said something similar: boat hardware, and Brian M. pocket watch loop. Several people sent photos of swivel hooks like the one sent by Michael T. Thanks to all.
Now lets break it down. Look at the details. Are there any details that suggest it is not a finger ring?
Here are some things you might have noticed.
First, finger rings are usually flat on the inside of the shank where it fits against your finger. I can think of some exceptions, such as small twisted-rope rings, but would be uncommon to see a large shank like that which is not flat on the inside.
Second, the whole for a finger ring is typically round or nearly round all the way around. Again I can think of a some exceptions, but they are usually round or oval all the way around.
Third, a gem, when there is one, will have something to hold the gem firmly - sometimes prongs or overlapping edges to hold the gem in place. Some rings might have a cheap stones glued, but that would not be common for a ring having a stone of any value.
So, even if you didn't recognize the identity of the item, there are still some clues that would suggest the item is not a finger ring.
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Here is a cool time-lapse view of Bathtub beach as it came and went over the years. Really cool. It was way back in 2016, for example.
It would have been interested to see how it came and went without the renourishment projects.
Here is the link.
Bathtub Beach Timeline - YouTube
Thanks to Nick for the link.
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By the way, if you aren't happy with the amount of political bias and censorship by Google, Facebook and Twitter, you might want to use Rumble as an alternative to youtube, which belongs to Google. Disgraceful what they did to Parler. They just can't stand free speech and discussion.
The big divide these days is really between the Elites and Deplorables - even more than the left and right. Notice that Antifa is still rioting even after the change of presidents. Of course now they'll try to keep it quiet or they'll try to tell us that Antifa is really the Extreme Right in disguise.
The new president is in high gear paying back donors. By shutting down the Keystone Pipeline more oil goes onto Buffet's railroads. The politically powerful Elites and very wealthy take care of each other. The Elites are happy and secure when the Deplorables fight among themselves instead of against the Elite.
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We have a west wind again and small surf. The tides are nearly flat. The increase in surf coming this weekend is not going to be very significant.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net