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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => History => Topic started by: TomSea on August 11, 2018, 11:48:23 pm
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A metal detectorist discovered the Roman gold signet ring
An amateur metal detectorist has discovered a Roman gold signet ring in a Somerset field.
The 48g ring was uncovered at the same site, in Crewkerne, where a rare Roman lead-lined coffin was found.
It's thought to be 24-carat gold with an onyx engraving of the God of Victory.
Video at: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-somerset-45038710/a-metal-detectorist-discovered-the-roman-gold-signet-ring (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-somerset-45038710/a-metal-detectorist-discovered-the-roman-gold-signet-ring)
Image below:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/amateur-treasure-hunter-45-unearths-a-1800-year-old-roman-signet-ring-engraved-with-the-goddess-of-victory-in-a-field-in-somerset/ar-BBLra8O (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/amateur-treasure-hunter-45-unearths-a-1800-year-old-roman-signet-ring-engraved-with-the-goddess-of-victory-in-a-field-in-somerset/ar-BBLra8O)
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBLoPfF.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1092&y=501)
When they find this stuff, especially off in England, protected by the seas and fairly far north, I always find that remarkable.
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I’ve been watching a series on Amazon (with a trial subscription to Acorn TV) that was originally broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK – “Time Teamâ€.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team)
The episodes I’ve been watching most recently involved sites from the era of Roman occupation. It was interesting that they found things like pieces of mosaics, roof tiles and pottery and even coins on farm fields which had been recently plowed and had been farmed for hundreds of years, lying right on the surface.