Jersey hoard: Archaeologists unpick 70,000 coins

[jeff of pa]

Work to separate 70,000 Celtic coins and pieces of jewellery is taking place under the public gaze at Jersey Museum.

Researchers aim to remove and clean up to 500 coins a week for the next three years in a specially built glass-walled lab.
The metal detector enthusiasts who made the find are now part of the team working on the project.
They unearthed the hoard, thought to be the world's largest, in 2012 in a field in Grouville.
For the past two years the team, led by Jersey Heritage conservator Neil Mahrer, has been documenting the hoard, which is about 2,000 years old.
They expect to begin pulling it apart, one coin at a time, in a few days.


BBC News - Jersey hoard: Archaeologists unpick 70,000 coins

 

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[austin]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting...

 

[Tnmountains]

Now that would look good on my mantle just as it is.

 

[el padron]

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Work to separate 70,000 Celtic coins and pieces of jewellery is taking place under the public gaze at Jersey Museum.

Researchers aim to remove and clean up to 500 coins a week for the next three years in a specially built glass-walled lab.
The metal detector enthusiasts who made the find are now part of the team working on the project.
They unearthed the hoard, thought to be the world's largest, in 2012 in a field in Grouville.
For the past two years the team, led by Jersey Heritage conservator Neil Mahrer, has been documenting the hoard, which is about 2,000 years old.
They expect to begin pulling it apart, one coin at a time, in a few days.


BBC News - Jersey hoard: Archaeologists unpick 70,000 coins

He finds 70,000 two thousand year old coins, reports and turns them in, then they put HIM to work.

 

[nsdq]

WOW

 

[el padron]

WOW

He would never ever ever have found that 1500 lb log of ancient coins without his AT pro........

 

[UnderMiner]

Just imagine waiting 2 years before being able to look under that dirt!