A 13-Year-Old Has Uncovered Spectacular Royal Treasure From The Viking Age [View all]
A 13-Year-Old Has Uncovered Spectacular Royal Treasure From The Viking Age
It dates back to legendary King Bluetooth.
MICHELLE STARR 17 APR 2018
An incredibly rare cache of Viking Age treasure has been unearthed on the German island of Rügen in the Baltic sea.
Discovered by a 13-year-old boy and his teacher, the find consists of necklaces, pearls, brooches, bracelets, rings and up to 600 silver coins - and some of the treasure has been linked to a famous king who lived over 1,000 years ago.
"It's the biggest trove of such coins in the southeastern Baltic region," Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state archaeology office said in a statement.
Amateur archaeologists René Schön and student Luca Malaschnitschenko - volunteers with the state archaeology office - were using metal detectors to search for treasure in January when they found what looked like a nondescript piece of aluminium.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/harald-bluetooth-viking-age-treasure-found-on-rugen-island-baltic-sea
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