Posted on 04/05/2022 6:57:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A team of archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the world’s first cash machine dating back to the Roman empire, buried for centuries in an unassuming field in Hatfield, England...
The discovery, located in what appears to be the wall of an ancient bakery at the heart of the commercial Roman town, sheds light on how cash was the cornerstone on which the ancient community was founded and clearly shows the Romans were indeed keen on their ‘dough’.
The mysterious fragments and collection of Roman coins, dated to the year AD 289, are traces of one of the world’s first automated monetary distribution machines, with clear signs of wear and tear from extensive use by townsfolk.
The site points to cultural evolutions showing how shoppers and local shopkeepers alike were clearly ‘cashing in’ on a ready source of money in their town.
A Roman vase was also discovered at the site, filled with cash. Archaeologists believe the vase was used for cash storage within the wall so the Hatfield Romans could easily replenish and access their hard ‘urned’ money.
The site, and fragments of the Roman ‘Hole in the Wall’ serve as an important reminder of how physical cash has always been embedded within British life.
(Excerpt) Read more at cityam.com ...
“A Roman vase was also discovered at the site, filled with cash. Archaeologists believe the vase was used for cash storage within the wall so the Hatfield Romans could easily replenish and access their hard ‘urned’ money. “
It gets even worse. Did you not read this before posting???
Probably Probus, maybe Diocletian or Maximian. There is a plethora of Probus coins available already.
Reminds me of the conversation between Indiana Jones and the Frenchman Baloche… “See this watch? Five dollars in any market here… But I bury it in the sand for 10,000 years and it becomes a priceless artifact… “
Our stuff stays behind… and we don’t.
I like this one, though :
‘One local sceptic said ‘For my two-penneth, it sounds like a load of old bullion to me’’
“Roman Hole In The Wall”. Wink, wink. I thought they were talking about something else.
That guy literally ate a fly towards the end of the movie. I mean, didn’t think twice just scared it down in real time.
Who, Bellock?
That just says more about you than it says about the article. :)
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Guilty as charged.
Wouldn’t surprise me. ;^)
That’s why I included it!
I wish they’d have figured out how to not kill off Baloche.
Wouldn’t surprise me. ;^)
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Ewwwww, aren’t we a sensitive soul? Did I offend your delicate sensibilities?
He was a sinister yet funny character… trying to put the Frenchie “smooth” on Karen Allen… chuckle…
In Turkey its called a “Karahane”. Where wives of men go to work off their husband’s debts ...
LOL!
Glory be!
Yes. That scene where Indy is holding a bazooka. Then a fly appears on Beloch’s chin. He ate it in real time, there was no “cut!” or nothing. The man ate it like he was starving.
Yikes… now I have to go look for it!! Lol!
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