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In 2014, an amateur metal detectorist surveying Church of Scotland land located a number of silver artifacts buried in a shallow pit. He notified local authorities, and an archaeological team was dispatched to the site, where they subsequently unearthed 22 ancient silver objects...
When it comes to Viking hoards, archaeologists know to expect the unexpected. Hundreds of these caches containing tens of thousands of objects that were hidden for safekeeping and never reunited with their erstwhile owners have been found buried beneath fields throughout Scandinavia and across Great Britain and Ireland. While many Viking hoards share similar characteristics—notably large quantities of silver—no two are identical...
Here is the link for more about that.
Secrets of Scotland's Viking Age Hoard - Archaeology Magazine
Thanks to William K.
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EHC Lootsi OÜ was aware of the location of a 13th century wreck on their property, which is located on top of what was once the estuary of the Härjapea River, but the discovery of a second wreck came as a surprise, and one that will delay completion of construction of the planned building by up to two months as the wreck is dug out by archaeologists, Postimees writes.The wreck was measured to be 24.5 meters long by 9.5 meters wide, and experts hope to unearth it in as large of pieces as possible, noting that it is one of the best-preserved wrecks of its kind to be found yet...
Paper: Biggest shipwreck of its kind unearthed at Tallinn construction site | News | ERR
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A new scientific method revealed that the Shroud of Turin may truly originate from the 1st Century,"If the cleaning procedure of the sample is not thoroughly performed, carbon-14 dating is not reliable," he explained. "This may have been the case in 1988, as confirmed by experimental evidence showing that when moving from the periphery towards the center of the sheet, along the longest side, there is a significant increase in carbon-14 (radiocarbon dating)."
A website called Aleteia reports that De Caro further explained there's greater accuracy when data is obtained by using the WAXS method. He said the technique was used on various samples of historical fabrics that date from 3000 BC to 2000 AD...
Here is that link for more information about the dating technique.
New Scientific Test Dates Shroud of Turin to the Time of Christ's Death | CBN News
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
Looks like not much more than a six-foot surf for short periods Friday and Saturday.
Good hunting,
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