The greatest treasure of the Vikings in Britain, was found by a enthusiast with the help of a metal detector. Hundreds of items were found on the terrain of the Scottish Church near cities Dumfries and Galloway. Now the findings will be analyzed and assessed for their historical value.
The bracketed number of things - silver bullion, bracelets, silver cross in the early middle Ages, 10s silver rings, silver bullion, gold pin and many more. Things from Scandinavia, Central Europe and Ireland refers to the ninth or tenth century. Archaeologists say it is 1 of the most important finds in the history of the state.
47-year-old treasure hunter Derek MacLennan, was speechless when he made the discovery of his discovery. When he joyfully called the wife, she thought he was in a car tragedy, he was emotional, informs Daily Mail.
Derek MacLennan together with like-minded people constantly seeking underground relics with a metal detector. At the end of last year he and his team found more than 300 medieval silver coins.
Earlier Danish Amateur archaeologist benny BannerUp using a metal detector found near metropolis Ring on the Peninsula Fyn treasure of the Vikings. Findings have lain in the earth over a thousand years.
Found treasure 41 includes a silver coin, a silver bracelet and a part of the hammer Norse God Thor. Most coins minted in ancient countries in the areas of Central Asia, and modern Russia.
Continued next workers Museum, Odense excavations have revealed and things Viking. According to the employee of the Museum in Odense of Jesper Hansen is the main treasure ever found on the Peninsula of Funen. "Foreign coins found in Denmark, " said he, " talk about a wide trade linkages in the Nordic countries during the Viking age".
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