Ping
I’ve only found old bottle caps and a quarter.
Traysure!
And the story is “ancient” too! Ha ha.
Belongs to my ancestor. Give it back.
This is for the old timers who will recognize the artifact found in the punch line.
There was a great radio show with Phil Harris and Alice Faye. Phil had a boozer pal named Remley who always involved Phil into his crack-brained adventures.
One episode was a bout a treasure map Remley found. They go to some out-of-the-way spot in the woods and, per the map, start digging.
Remley: “Clunk!” I hit something.
Phil: Keep digging. It might be the treasure!
Remley: It looks like a silver disk.
Phil: That’s the treasure! We’re RICH!
Remley: There’s some writing on it.
Phil, barely containing himself: What’s it say? What’s it say?
Remley: “Pontiac”
Seem like having a “usual detecting route” might be a bad strategy...
I was partial to my first car but not enough to give it a burial.
Experts. Is there anything they don't know?
When they weren’t hooked up to chariots, did the ancient Welsh ever use their horses to chase Welsh rabbits?
I always thought this was logical - the Celts surely did not stay out of Wales - and only a matter of time before the evidence supporting it was found.
Archeaologists and Metal Detectorists have an uncomfortable history. For years after metal detectors (AKA mine dectectors) become available to the general public, the Archealogists declared war on these hobbyists. They were treasure hunters and would rob the valuable metal finds and destroy the historical context.
This guy appears to be the modern day detectorist. He immediately notified the authorities and is cooperating in a proper excavation. It’s hard to imagine that someone who owned this chariot (An iron age Lamborghini) also lived in an Iron Age round house, but that may be the case.