lesmore49
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Discoveries of ancient finds always amaze me. This one by a man with metal detector.
Ancient British gold Hoard discovered !
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The Mad Norsky
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Amazing find.
Interesting is that it is almost totally weapons fittings (swords, face shields and parts thereof)..
Just the pure satisfaction of finding something like that would be priceless. But, it does appear the finder will be handsomely rewarded, as they should be.
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lesmore49
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The Mad Norsky wrote:Amazing find.
Interesting is that it is almost totally weapons fittings (swords, face shields and parts thereof)..
Just the pure satisfaction of finding something like that would be priceless. But, it does appear the finder will be handsomely rewarded, as they should be.
Norsky,
Talk about older cultures.
Went down to Bismarck again this summer. Saw the Mandan Indian Village . Amazing place.
The Mandans were settled in the same area from approx. 1475 -1781, a number apparently were blue eyed and pale skinned. Their boats look like ancient Irish or Welsh Coracles.
Their housing was amazing...wooden framed, beautiful handmade wood joints, thatched roofing and walls...it sure seemed very British from around early middle to middle ages.
I've tried to get more info on the Mandan culture, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there.
Lot's of very interesting history in the Minnesota - Dakotas area.
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rondynowincomfort
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Me to I wish I could get my hands down in the dirt to help dig some of that out. I love exploring history.
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The Mad Norsky
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I recall that you were planning a trip down that direction. Glad to see you enjoyed it.
The Mandan Indians almost create more questions than there are answers for. So sad that most were decimated by smallpox back in the 1800's.
Their oral history, appearance and style of building as you point out can surely lead one to speculate as to their true origins in the way back times.
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joanne0012
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lemore, thanks so much for posting that new! I hadn't heard about it, and I love that stuff!
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wilber1
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I've seen the Sutton Hoo display at the British Museum. The quality of workmaship is amazing. I'd love to see this.
"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice" WSC
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lesmore49
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The Mad Norsky wrote:I recall that you were planning a trip down that direction. Glad to see you enjoyed it.
The Mandan Indians almost create more questions than there are answers for. So sad that most were decimated by smallpox back in the 1800's.
Their oral history, appearance and style of building as you point out can surely lead one to speculate as to their true origins in the way back times.
Being a bit of n amateur historian, I've just started in the past couple of years, to get involved in exploring Canadian Prairie / American Plains, area history.
I'm finding it a fascinating interest to pursue. I believe many people assume, as did I at one time, that there isn't much of interest...history wise in these areas.
But I'm finding to my delight that this assumption is erroneous...
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