A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewelry using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the century”.
“At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian pirate.
“It was totally unreal.”
The cache comprised nine Norwegian gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/man-walking-with-metal-detector-finds-cache-of-gold-jewelry-dating-back-to-500-ad-find-of-the-century/
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“At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian pirate.
“It was totally unreal.”
The cache comprised nine Norwegian gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/man-walking-with-metal-detector-finds-cache-of-gold-jewelry-dating-back-to-500-ad-find-of-the-century/
#gold #norway #news
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