Philosophia
July 20th, 2007, 10:00 PM
Family discovers Viking treasure
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The most important haul of Viking treasure to be discovered in Britain since the 19th century was unveiled by the British Museum on Thursday.
Discovered earlier this year by a father and son detecting team near Harrogate in northern England, the find includes coins, ornaments, ingots and precious metal objects all hidden in a gilt silver bowl and buried in a lead chest.
From here (http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/19/london.viking.reut/index.html).
A good find! :)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The most important haul of Viking treasure to be discovered in Britain since the 19th century was unveiled by the British Museum on Thursday.
Discovered earlier this year by a father and son detecting team near Harrogate in northern England, the find includes coins, ornaments, ingots and precious metal objects all hidden in a gilt silver bowl and buried in a lead chest.
From here (http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/19/london.viking.reut/index.html).
A good find! :)