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| Helmet From Sutton Hoo Treasure. See the British Museum link below. |
William K. and JamminJack sent me links to an article about the Sutton Hoo Treasure, which is said to be the most valuable treasure ever found on British soil. The helmet shown above is just one of the many truly amazing artifacts from that treasure, which was found by an amateur archaeologist in 1938 and 1939.
Here is a link for more about the Sutton Hoo treasure.
The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo | British Museum
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| 9-Ton Sperm Whale Beached At Herman's Bay Last Saturday. |
It appears that the sperm whale that died on a St. Lucie beach last Saturday had ingested a rope.
Here is a link for more about that.
Sperm whale swallowed rope then died at Herman's Bay beach in St. Lucie County (msn.com)
One of the things detectorists don't get enought credit for is all
of the junk removed from the beaches. Many detectorists remove litter besides the metal they dig up. With all of the talk about microplastics these days, how about all of the nails, screws, pulltabs, used batteries and other miscellaneous metal junk that litters the beaches.
On a related topic, I understand that somewhere along South Indian River Drive there is an entire railroad tanker car buried in one person's backyard. It has been declared hazardous, but the railroad, that presumably was responsible for burying it, refuses to remove it.
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In my 4/14 post, I posted an image that JamminJack sent to me that showed a fellow holding a pole-like object on Sebastian beach that looked something like the item shown below. Jack wondered if anyone could tell what it was. Galen C. said it might be a telescoping scoop/sifter like the one shown below.
That could be it.
Thanks Galen.
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I've talked about using multiple detectors on a single site. Different metal detectors have different strengths and weaknesses. The Ace, as I've pointed out, works well under and around power lines while other detectors have more trouble with that. That is just one example.
You might ask why anyone would purchase two or three metal detectors when you can get one good detector that has all the bells, whistles, and adjustments that allows it to be adjusted for any situation. I have multiple answers for that, but one that sticks out most for me is if you rely upon one a single detector to do everything for you, when that detector breaks, you are pretty much out of business. On the other hand, if you have two or three detectors, and one goes in for repairs, you still have the others to work with. It can be weeks before a metal detector is repaired and returned to you.
I personally like having independent units, so if one goes down you still have the others to work with. I also like not having to make so many adjustments when moving from one environment to another. It is more like selecting the right golf club for the situation rather than adjusting one tool to various situations. ,
A detector that can do many things well can be a real advantage, but there are times when having a second detector with you can save the outing. If your batteries run down, or you have some kind of other problem with your detector, you might be happy to have a spare detector with you. Having a spare battery pack or spare batteries can be helpful, but there can be other types of issues that are not so easily solved.
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On the Treasure Coast we are still having some nice big tides along with a small surf.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net