rather a 'wow' article! The Staffordshire hoard! [theguardian.com]
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Very, very interesting. Curious why the old terminology AD was used instead of the newer, more secular ACE. One thing I especially noted:
*"… the Guardian will not stay quiet. This is our pledge: we will continue to give global heating, wildlife extinction and pollution the urgent attention and prominence they demand. The Guardian recognizes the climate emergency as the defining issue of our times.
We made a choice: to keep Guardian journalism open to all. We do not have a paywall because we believe everyone deserves access to factual information, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.
Our independence means we are free to investigate and challenge inaction by those in power. We will inform our readers about threats to the environment based on scientific facts, not driven by commercial or political interests. And we have made several important changes to our style guide to ensure the language we use accurately reflects the environmental catastrophe.*"
JackPedigo
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Nov 1, 2019
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One of our local Metal Detecting 'Crazies' thought he'd struck the Mother Load a few years back when he got permission to 'wave his magic wand' over the site of our long disused and abandoned Drive-In Movie Theatre.
For ALL his hours of wandering and digging his 'reward' was a bucketful of Bra strap fasteners, a few sets of rusty car keys and a heap of old copper coins from before we converted to decimal currency.
Triphid
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Nov 1, 2019
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@Allamanda Oh, I know and read a lot about the Human History with metals, etc, even was taught to be a Blacksmith once as a teenager, a talent/skill that came in very handy on the railways for making specific kinds of chisels and pry bars for certain jobs as they were needed, plus growing up in a Mining town you learn a lot about minerals, etc, as well.
But since this town has only been around for about 200 years there isn't much of the gold/silver buried 'booty' stuff at around here.
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