"Boudicca's gold hoard unearthed"


	"Boudicca's gold hoard unearthed"

cakebelly

1-17-2009 11:29 AM

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cakebelly says:

continues: This is the first major Icenian gold coin hoard found but the tribe had a tradition of making votive offerings of other gold objects. At one of their major religious centres, Snettisham in northern Norfolk, the tribe buried at least 30kg of gold and silver jewellery. also within a rectilinear enclosure.

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1-17-2009 1:52 PM

shaor

I wonder how much the british goverment will steal from the 'finder'!!

1-17-2009 2:23 PM

doodleicious

quick honey! grab the metal detector....and lets go for a wee hike...........
wow-can u imagine the heart palpitations as their brain began wrapping around what they had just discovered?
amazing!

1-17-2009 4:47 PM

carrerinyes

Wow!

1-17-2009 7:01 PM

chedare

Great find, great Queen ,tragic end, Roman barbarians!

1-17-2009 10:45 PM

tanyamm

I totally agree with you chedare.
I've always wanted a metal detector. I'm going to get me one.

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