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over 400 years old and made from
almost pure gold be in near perfect condition? They shouldn't be.
Many of the rings in this hoard have otherworldly
inscriptions that are said to invoke demons. One specific ring that
depicts a snake legged deity is inscribed with “a powerful
magic word” that is often associated with demons. This word
does not belong to any known human language, but instead this word is
said to be the language that only demons can understand. Creepsville!
The only person who knows the true circumstances
surrounding this hoard is Arthur, and we all know what happened to
him shortly after retrieving this hoard. He became terminally ill and
died. Is the Thetford hoard cursed? You can find out for yourself.
Parts of the hoard, including the rings with demonic inscriptions are
currently on display at the British Museum. I think I will pass on
visiting this exhibit! No thanks!
Incredible Metal Detecting Finds Made by Kids!
Enough of the dark
supernatural finds. Let's travel to the opposite end of the spectrum
and talk about something bright and shiny. I am not talking about
gold. I am talking about kids!
Metal detecting is a great
hobby for kids. It gets them outside and in the sun. It also teaches
them valuable history lessons. I think everyone will agree that most
children today spend far too much time indoors. Getting them outside
can be a challenge. What can we do about it? We can introduce them to
the best hobby in the world: metal detecting.
What kid doesn't love the
idea of digging up some treasure? I don't know about you, but I spent
many an afternoon as a kid day dreaming of some long lost treasure.
It wasn't until later that I actually started finding it. I have made
quite a few great memories on my own, but some of my favorites
involve hunting with my kids. The first story in this part of the
book is a personal favorite. I learned a very important lesson that
day. Here is what happened.
Shells On The Beach
When my son goes metal
detecting with me, he likes to do all of the digging. He demands it
now, so I let him do all of the work.
I have been teaching him
how to use the scoop, and how to identify and find items in that
scoop of sand. You may not believe this, but sometimes it can be hard
to see your treasure in that small amount of sand. Coins like to stay
hidden, and they are harder to see to the untrained eye.
I decided to take my son
on a real adventure. He loves to explore, so I asked him if he wanted
to metal detect an old island, one that had most likely never been
detected. He only had one thing to say, “When?”
We left that day. We had
to take a boat to get to the island, and at the front of the island
was a small exposed beach. This would be the place to check first.
People frequent the island, and they are always right on this small
strip of beach.
We hit the beach and
started getting signals immediately. They were only 1-2 feet apart,
and some were within inches of each other. We were finding a lot of
fishing tackle, and a lot of older clad coins. We were also finding
some really interesting things that we could not identify. They were
small discs that looked like they could be really old coins.
We both glanced at these
things, threw them in our stash, and kept hunting. It had already
been a couple of hours, and we were almost done with this tiny
stretch of beach. It was hard to believe that two hours had already
gone by.
I got a big signal, and I
mean big as in size. It sounded like a can. It was too big to be
anything else. I told my son, “Hey, there is a big target here,
but I would just leave it. It is a can.”
He grabbed the scoop, and
started digging. I shook my head and started searching the beach
again. A few seconds later I hear him scream. It was a good scream. I
turn around and he yells dad, “It is a huge sniper bullet.”
In his hands was an unfired .50 caliber round. It was huge, and I
thought to myself, “Could he have possibly fired this
almost pure gold be in near perfect condition? They shouldn't be.
Many of the rings in this hoard have otherworldly
inscriptions that are said to invoke demons. One specific ring that
depicts a snake legged deity is inscribed with “a powerful
magic word” that is often associated with demons. This word
does not belong to any known human language, but instead this word is
said to be the language that only demons can understand. Creepsville!
The only person who knows the true circumstances
surrounding this hoard is Arthur, and we all know what happened to
him shortly after retrieving this hoard. He became terminally ill and
died. Is the Thetford hoard cursed? You can find out for yourself.
Parts of the hoard, including the rings with demonic inscriptions are
currently on display at the British Museum. I think I will pass on
visiting this exhibit! No thanks!
Incredible Metal Detecting Finds Made by Kids!
Enough of the dark
supernatural finds. Let's travel to the opposite end of the spectrum
and talk about something bright and shiny. I am not talking about
gold. I am talking about kids!
Metal detecting is a great
hobby for kids. It gets them outside and in the sun. It also teaches
them valuable history lessons. I think everyone will agree that most
children today spend far too much time indoors. Getting them outside
can be a challenge. What can we do about it? We can introduce them to
the best hobby in the world: metal detecting.
What kid doesn't love the
idea of digging up some treasure? I don't know about you, but I spent
many an afternoon as a kid day dreaming of some long lost treasure.
It wasn't until later that I actually started finding it. I have made
quite a few great memories on my own, but some of my favorites
involve hunting with my kids. The first story in this part of the
book is a personal favorite. I learned a very important lesson that
day. Here is what happened.
Shells On The Beach
When my son goes metal
detecting with me, he likes to do all of the digging. He demands it
now, so I let him do all of the work.
I have been teaching him
how to use the scoop, and how to identify and find items in that
scoop of sand. You may not believe this, but sometimes it can be hard
to see your treasure in that small amount of sand. Coins like to stay
hidden, and they are harder to see to the untrained eye.
I decided to take my son
on a real adventure. He loves to explore, so I asked him if he wanted
to metal detect an old island, one that had most likely never been
detected. He only had one thing to say, “When?”
We left that day. We had
to take a boat to get to the island, and at the front of the island
was a small exposed beach. This would be the place to check first.
People frequent the island, and they are always right on this small
strip of beach.
We hit the beach and
started getting signals immediately. They were only 1-2 feet apart,
and some were within inches of each other. We were finding a lot of
fishing tackle, and a lot of older clad coins. We were also finding
some really interesting things that we could not identify. They were
small discs that looked like they could be really old coins.
We both glanced at these
things, threw them in our stash, and kept hunting. It had already
been a couple of hours, and we were almost done with this tiny
stretch of beach. It was hard to believe that two hours had already
gone by.
I got a big signal, and I
mean big as in size. It sounded like a can. It was too big to be
anything else. I told my son, “Hey, there is a big target here,
but I would just leave it. It is a can.”
He grabbed the scoop, and
started digging. I shook my head and started searching the beach
again. A few seconds later I hear him scream. It was a good scream. I
turn around and he yells dad, “It is a huge sniper bullet.”
In his hands was an unfired .50 caliber round. It was huge, and I
thought to myself, “Could he have possibly fired this
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