Hey, if I had just found a large cache of gold and silver coins, I’d be happy to, well, I’d probably not tell anyone about it, then cheap out on your Christmas present. ;’)
I’ve always been a little jealous of ‘beachcombers’ who live in England, or in most of Europe really, because a metal detector can become quite a source of discoveries, not necessarily ancient ones.
Pondering how many humans have lived and died since recorded time (in the billions) you have to wonder where are their remains? We have certainly run out of Churchyard space and with cemeteries are being filled to the brim.... cremation appears to be the solution.
Interesting article here on a million bodies found in Egypt.
http://rt.com/news/215115-egypt-million-mummies-discovered/