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The 'curse' of the £12m Viking treasure haul: How hapless duo like TV's The Detectorists struck gold - before a black market plot led to jail, a life on-the-run an…
George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away ...
Coin collector jailed for conspiring to hide £12m of Anglo-Saxon treasure urges fugitive metal detectorist to hand himself in - while much of the hoard still remains …
Simon Wicks helped two amateur metal detectorists flog their findings on the black market in 2015 before being sentenced in ...
We were cursed after digging up £12m of Viking gold like TV detectorists – I ended up in jail & my pal’s on the run
WAFTING their metal detectors over rolling ­farmland, George Powell and Layton Davies dreamt of striking it rich. Like the ...
The amateur detectorists who struck £12m in gold – and then stole it...
George Powell and Layton Davies could have walked away with a fortune when they uncovered a Viking hoard worth millions – instead, they became Newport’s most wanted. What followed was a chaotic tale ...
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'The Dig' on Netflix: Separating the Fact from Fiction
The Anglo-Saxon burial site in Suffolk offered a real treasure trove of finds when discovered just before the Second World War, including weapons, armour, coins, jewellery, gold buckles, plaques and ...
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Two British Men Face Jail Time After Finding $3.8 Million Viking Treasure
Two British metal detectorists face jail time after finding a $3.8 million Viking treasure and failing to report it to ...
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History-Hunting Mudlarks Scour London’s Shores to Uncover the City’s Rich Archaeological Treasures
Belt buckles, knives, coins, tokens, wig curlers ... London culture is weaved through the exhibition’s display of gold rings, fancy medieval shoes and clay wig curlers used by Georgian men.
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Digging Up the Rich Viking History of Britain
As the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ... objects that are at least 300 years old with over 10 percent gold or silver content (the odd coin is exempt). A year later, England and Wales created a voluntary ...