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holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - NewtonMP2100 - 09-24-2009
.....amateur treasure hunter finds largest Anglo-Saxon treasure/booty.....I bet a DISC or Nat GEO or HIS special is coming......
Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in UK
....An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive seventh-century hoard of gold and silver sword decorations, crosses and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.
One expert said the treasure would revolutionize understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people who ruled England from the fifth century until the Norman conquest in 1066. Another said the find would rank among Britain's best-known historic treasures.
"This is just a fantastic find completely out of the blue," Roger Bland, who managed the cache's excavation, told The Associated Press. "It will make us rethink the Dark Ages."
Bland said the hoard was unearthed in what was once Mercia, one of five main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and is thought to date to 675-725 AD.
A total of 1,345 items have been examined by experts and and 56 lumps of earth were found to contain metal artifacts detected by an X-ray machine, meaning the total will likely rise to about 1,500.
"I think wealth of this kind must have belonged to a king but we cannot say that for absolute certain," Bland said.
The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England by sea starting in the fifth century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the coastal region of northwest Germany.
Their artisans made striking objects out of gold and enamel and they also created poetry that still amazes people today. Their best-known literary work is "Beowulf," an anonymous epic poem about a warrior who does battle with monsters and a dragon.....
truly BOOTYlicious....?
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - lipskidder - 09-24-2009
Great. I had to Google J. Lo. just to satisfy the tease.
Being very crass... - RAMd®d - 09-24-2009
(and no, this is not about J. Lo's ass) I wonder what monetary gain or reward, if any, the finder may receive.
He may get some historical acclaim, to be eventually known only as "a guy with a metal detector..."
So will he be able to parlay the cache for cash? It's probably not *his* stuff, no finders keepers, but I hope he at least got a "memento" before calling the authorities.
Maybe a large broadsword with which to spank some comely wench's ass?
Innkeeper!
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - rgG - 09-24-2009
I too wonder what the finder's cut of the loot is. There has to be some compensation for him, I would think. And yes, I would sort of hope that he snagged a small heirloom for himself, after all, if he hadn't found it...
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - edgarbc1 - 09-24-2009
lipskidder wrote:
Great. I had to Google J. Lo. just to satisfy the tease.
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - mrbigstuff - 09-24-2009
Typically, finds of this nature are governed by the laws of that particular nation and, possibly, by more local laws. So, no finders keepers and no "stuffing the shirt pocket" with loot. This is quite literally what may be termed "national treasure."
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - Forrest - 09-24-2009
According to the article posted on CNN, the treasure will be sold and the guy who found the treasure and the land owner will split the money 50/50
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - RAMd®d - 09-24-2009
So, no finders keepers and no "stuffing the shirt pocket" with loot.
That's a particular problem for people who go to another country to find artifacts and treasure. It's tough to sneak something through customs.
But this guy may have been on his own turf, so to speak.
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - Paul F. - 09-24-2009
As I recall, British law does allow for "fair compensation" to the finder in many cases... but I don't know the specifics.
I do remember reading that British law is FAR more reasonable to metal detectorists and amateur archaeologists that US law is...
Had it been found HERE, not only would he not be allowed to keep so much as a single coin, but in most cases, he'd be serving prison time for it... ususally on some charge like "disturbing an archaeological site" even if he turned it up in his back yard while digging a post hole..
Re: holy J.Lo & Saints Be Praised!....that is the largest BOOTY I've ever seen..... - Paul F. - 09-24-2009
Oh, and by the way: COOL FIND!!!
Let's hope it's at least as significant as the Sutton Hoo treasure trove!