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Barbary lions were part of medieval Tower of London zoo
Viking treasure found on Silloth beach
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2,000 Year-old Gold And Silver Hoard Uncovered In Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority reports they have uncovered a spectacular 2,000 year-old gold and silver hoard during an archaeological excavation in southern Israel. The hoard includes jewelry and silver and gold coins from the Roman period, and was...
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Viking-era 'piggy Bank' Yields Silver Treasure
A bronze, Viking-era "piggy-bank" containing thousands silver coins dating from the 11th century has been unearthed on the Baltic island of Gotland in what Swedish archaeologists have described as a "fantastic" treasure find. The silver treasure was...
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Medieval Coins Found In Cumbrian Garden Declared As 'treasure'
A hoard of more than 300 medieval silver coins unearthed in a Maryport garden has been declared as treasure. The find was uncovered in the foundations of an old wall by workers using a digger at the property in Ellenborough. The bulk of them are silver...
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Update On The Templars Book
You just knew it was coming. Related to my earlier article (about the "newly-found" documents exonerating the Templars of heresy), "British Templars Want Apology from Pope." Ok, 2 things: You guys aren't Templars. I don't care if you think you...
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A Picture, Some News, And More Updates To Come!
Well, that's certainly one way of being saved from the jaws of death... And in more exciting news: So, on September twenty-fifth (yes, last month) an amateur treasure hunter (what this constitutes I do not know - maybe an old guy with a metal detector...
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