Austrian authorities reveal find of buried treasure (650 years old)

Associated Press ^ | April 22, 2011 | GEORGE JAHN

[decimon]

VIENNA – A man turning dirt in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.

Austria's department in charge of national antiquities said the trove consists of more than 200 rings, brooches, ornate belt buckles, gold-plated silver plates and other pieces or fragments, many encrusted with pearls, fossilized coral and other ornaments. It says the objects are about 650 years old and are being evaluated for their provenance and worth.

[Perdogg]

thank you!

[Ole Okie]

I wonder what the law is in Austria about finding treasure.

Prolly "Gubmint keepers. Finders weepers."

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Wolfstein 3D CD typo.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Grrrr. Wolfenstein 3D

[bannie]

HAHA! I had no idea!!!

[null and void]

Perfect...

[SunkenCiv]

When the company went under, a dealer about 2 miles from here went to the auction (or somethin’) and had a lot full of them. My only regret about that was I didn’t get photos.

[SunkenCiv]

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