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My favorite international find for May 2014 is the 2,000 Year-old Silver Fibula, found by Rune I. from northern Norway with his Ace 250. Rune I. is a nursing student. In his spare time he is out with his Ace 250 he bought a year ago. Mostly he finds iron scraps, but this time he made a startling discovery in a field on a property in Kvaefjord after two hours of searching. Rune stated, "Suddenly I got good signals and started digging. About 15 inches down in the soil showed up a so-called Fibula, that is a dress buckle. It is a special, beautiful, unique, and exciting discovery. It was a huge inspiration!"
The fibula is dated by County Archaeologist in Troms to be from the early iron age, that is perhaps 2,000 years old, dating from around the year 160 AD. Compared to other findings, it resembles a buckle found in early Roman period.
Rune says he has found many great finds. He has delivered a total of 88 findings to the County Archaeologist in Troms, the Troms museum. "Most of my findings are older than 1537. some Viking and some Iron age, but the oldest and most beautiful I've found is the Fibula", says Rune.
Congratulations Rune, lovely artifact. Enjoy your new AT Gold!
Rune WINS a Garrett AT Gold!
The fibula is dated by County Archaeologist in Troms to be from the early iron age, that is perhaps 2,000 years old, dating from around the year 160 AD. Compared to other findings, it resembles a buckle found in early Roman period.
Rune says he has found many great finds. He has delivered a total of 88 findings to the County Archaeologist in Troms, the Troms museum. "Most of my findings are older than 1537. some Viking and some Iron age, but the oldest and most beautiful I've found is the Fibula", says Rune.
Congratulations Rune, lovely artifact. Enjoy your new AT Gold!
Rune WINS a Garrett AT Gold!
