Imagine firing up your metal detector, waving it back and forth over the earth rhythmically. You hear the long-awaited ping, and begin to dig into the dirt, not knowing if you’ll find a tin can, or something a little more interesting. Now imagine discovering that ping was set off by a treasure from the 7th century.It’s exciting enough to find buried silver or gold. But finding ancient treasure from the Anglo-Saxon era,now that is very exciting.

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