Man Uncovers 16th Century Sword with Metal Detector (pics)


	Man Uncovers 16th Century Sword with Metal Detector (pics)

constantskeptic

10-2-2007 8:02 PM

544 views

tags:

awesome, pictures, sword, discovery

constantskeptic says:

Hmmm. Maybe I should get myself a metal detector...

1 Comment |

Add a Comment

10-2-2007 11:37 PM

ericskiff

Awesome. That's the find that lets that guy go "You see! You see!? You all said I was crazy? Get a load of this!"

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

View the Top Clips from October 2, 2007

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/24cad749-7dd8-4667-ab07-f5392e0fc321/973D5A47-F38C-4772-98E0-10F8EE3B9B19/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php" href="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php" style="font-size: 11px;">scienceblogs.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php"><H2><A href="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php" id="a055015">Djurhamn Sword Excavated</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/scienceblogs.com/img/9D49618D-A2D4-40F0-90F2-C9399FA1EF88" alt="DSCN8078lores.JPG" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/scienceblogs.com/img/56B5F820-B63C-41D1-A2FD-0B2D3B685E64" alt="DSCN8081lores.JPG" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php">I found the sword on 30 August while metal detecting around the <A href="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/08/harbour_of_the_sheaf_kings.php">Harbour of the Sheaf Kings</A>. Today we marked out a 2.5 by 2.0 metre trench around the sword, got rid of a lot of vegetation, dug and sieved 2.5 square metres and got the sword out. Its point was wedged between the roots of a large hazel bush, so I only got it out in one piece thanks to its excellent preservation.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/scienceblogs.com/img/ED132D24-95A6-4870-AF57-BAC750224161" alt="DSCN8081detail.JPG" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/10/djurhamn_sword_excavated.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/scienceblogs.com/img/5BBFF107-C806-4FFF-BBF5-238A292F5384" alt="mrgraeversvaerdlores.jpg" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/973D5A47-F38C-4772-98E0-10F8EE3B9B19/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Blog; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Related Clips

More clips from constantskeptic

Today's Top Clips