An aunt who picked fruit in the rural fields of England had a natural curiosity when she found artifacts in the soil which were ‘out of place’. She amassed a collection of ancient tools, pottery and relics which attracted the attention of archeaologists and professors from area universities. She probably had only 8 years of basic education, but her intellectual curiosity was amazing.
I want a metal detector for Christmas, so I can find stuff;)
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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.