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Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?

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Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
on: September 24, 2009, 09:27:07 PM
Huge Anglo Saxon Burial mound with tons of loot?  What's the story here?

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 09:27:53 PM
errrr No comment...



move along folks....... :-X

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 09:31:34 PM
You got his address Flash?

I used to come here a lot.

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 09:32:32 PM
....I might have












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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 09:37:54 PM
I grew up in Burntwood - my Mom and Dad still live there.

It's only a small town, and I find myself wondering how close I've been to this stuff....
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 03:30:11 AM
Quote from: Flash (some know him as WAR) on September 24, 2009, 09:27:53 PM
errrr No comment...



move along folks....... :-X

Oh!!! In otherwords, Staffordshire is now the Roswell of England ::)
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 04:48:36 AM
I heard Jimmy Hoffa is under there somewhere.
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 04:53:15 AM
Soo  the umemployed treasure hunter and the land owner get a 50/50 split.....7ish figures

not a bad haul

I'm into historical stuff that would bore a person to tears...but this is very interesting finds. Hopefully the museum will throw some pics online.
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 09:51:54 AM
Yeah, we're not exactly getting lots of details yet but it does sound exciting.  Three times as large as the Sutton Hoo find and I heard mentioned that there are a significant amount of weapon fittings. :)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/24/staffordshire-anglo-saxon-gold-find
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #9 on: September 25, 2009, 01:30:47 PM
I've always wanted a metal detector, this is not putting me off :D
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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #10 on: September 25, 2009, 02:34:43 PM
You know, the thing of it is,

People are saying that it's going to revolutionize the way we think of Anglo-Saxon Britain and further, it may be the death blow to the term "Dark Ages".  There must be some extraordinary finds in that pile of dirt.  :ahhh






May have to have a little look-see this next May.... ;)

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 02:44:59 PM
I think the term "Dark Ages" was pretty unfashionable in academic circles anyway, the Sutton Hoo find in 1939 pretty much put pay to the idea of the Britons farming mud and living in caves.  But if they think there is more to be had from this find it's pretty exciting.



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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Gareth on September 25, 2009, 02:44:59 PM
Sorry, any excuse for a bit of Python. :D

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #13 on: September 25, 2009, 04:46:09 PM
Quote from: Cyphotilapia Frontosa on September 25, 2009, 04:53:15 AM
Soo  the umemployed treasure hunter and the land owner get a 50/50 split.....7ish figures



I am just really glad that I work hard so my tax can help this "unemployed" bloke enjoy his days walking in the country side instead of seeking gainful employment.  I wonder if he will donate some of this money back to the coffers that supported his hobby  >:(

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Re: Alright you Brits: Spill it! Wot's all this about a Staffordshire Hoard?
Reply #14 on: September 25, 2009, 04:54:03 PM
Quote from: Flash (some know him as WAR) on September 25, 2009, 04:46:09 PM
Quote from: Cyphotilapia Frontosa on September 25, 2009, 04:53:15 AM
Soo  the umemployed treasure hunter and the land owner get a 50/50 split.....7ish figures



I am just really glad that I work hard so my tax can help this "unemployed" bloke enjoy his days walking in the country side instead of seeking gainful employment.  I wonder if he will donate some of this money back to the coffers that supported his hobby  >:(

What's the tax rate on this sort of "windfall profits"?  In the US, I think he'd be facing 50% hit.

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