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A volunteer learning to use a metal detector made a remarkable discovery.
... Steinmann’s instructor assigned him an area near the Viking trade center to scan with a metal detector, the release said. Searching the area, he found something.
Buried in the dirt, Steinmann found a few coins and some gold artifacts. He called in the field director to look at the finds and further excavate the area. Steinmann had stumbled on a gold hoard buried by a traveler about 800 years before, archaeologists said.
Although some objects had been shifted around, some of the coins were still stacked on top of each other, indicating they were buried together. The stash included two high-quality gold earrings carefully crafted in a Byzantine style, the release said. Photos show the intricate jewelry. Although some are missing, each earring was originally decorated with about a dozen colorful stones...
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Here is the link for more about that.
Volunteer stumbles on 800-year-old gold treasures in Germany | Miami Herald
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As you know I recently found a case gin bottle. Here is a really cool video showing how square bottles like that were blown in molds.
(66) Square antique glass bottle - YouTube
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DJ sent me a link to a website giving wave and weather data at the Sebastian Inlet North Jetty.
Looks like it could be some useful information. I've always been meaning to see if the wave period had much to do with erosion, but haven't done it yet.
Here is some sample data.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed,com. |
Yesterday I could see we had an increase in the wind coming from the south for a while. Looks like Friday we'll have something like a three to five foot surf with a south wind.
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Here we are like three years later and our intelligence agencies can't agree on what seeI don't think should be all that difficult. Is it a matter of honesty or competency.
China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory | AP News
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