Viking hoard in German baltic

Metal detecting Hoards and Treasure finds.
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Butty
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Viking hoard in German baltic

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What great items in superb condition!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43786129
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Fantastic find ... I genuinely like the way they refer to the finder as an "amature archaeologist"... thats a very good name for us.
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Post by Fusion »

An amazing discovery.
I've tried to get the best pic the BBC have on their site:
https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cp ... p13apr.jpg
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsp ... 3apr18.jpg
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What a discovery - and now I know where the term "Bluetooth" comes from ::g
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A good day out that! ::g
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