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Viking Sword Found at Isle of Man

by PurpleDragon @ 2008-05-16 – 17:20:15

Metal detectorists thrilled at Viking sword find Isle of Man Today [UK], 06 May 2008

BURIED for more than a 1,000 years, these beautifully cast fragments of a Viking sword could be a once-in-a-lifetime find for two metal detector enthusiasts in the Isle of Man. Only the 13th recorded Viking sword found in the Island, it was unearthed by Dan Crowe and Rob Farrer while metal detecting in the north west of the Island.
Manx National Heritage curator for archaeology, Allison Fox, said:
'This is only the 13th recorded Viking sword from the Island – but Dan and Rob knew what they were looking at and what to do next, in notifying MNH.

Short URL: http://snipr.com/285h3

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Metal-detectorists-thrilled-at-Viking.4052052.jp
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Prehistoric Find at Burial Mound

by PurpleDragon @ 2008-05-16 – 17:18:53

Prehistoric find at burial mound
BBC, 9 May 2008

Archaeologists have found tools from prehistoric times at an ancient burial ground on cliffs in East Sussex. Over the past two weeks a team of volunteers have found items from about 8,000 BC and a Neolithic period arrowhead at the site in Peacehaven. Coastal erosion means the burial mound from the Bronze Age will be unsafe to access in the next few years. The team hopes to record information about the round barrow before it collapses into the sea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/7392396.stm
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