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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 ...
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 ...
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Two British Men Found A Viking Treasure Worth $3.8 Million — Now They’re Going To Jail
British law dictates that people must report finding "treasure," which includes metal items more than 300 years old. This ...
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Sutton Hoo Helmet May Have Danish Origins, New Study Suggests
A newly discovered metal stamp in Denmark may challenge the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet, one of Britain’s most iconic ...
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 hapless characters in BBC show Detectorists, the pair had tramped 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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Massachusetts Might Be America’s Smartest State – But That’s Not Why Everyone’s Obsessed
What is Massachusetts famous for? It's one of the original states in New England that achieved independence from the English.
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History for sale: Inside a British Museum heist
The reason for my visit concerned still more ancient history – a large number of gems that had gone missing from the British Museum, some of which may have been up to 3500 years old. Test your ...
Oxford Mail4d
New Beatrix Potter experience launched at British museum
A museum in the Lake District has launched a new experience dedicated to Beatrix Potter. The Armitt in Ambleside began the 'Beatrix Potter's Missing Paper' attraction on April 18, and it will run ...
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Royal British Columbia Museum
The Royal British Columbia Museum offers visitors a comprehensive introduction to the region's history and culture. The permanent collections concentrate on natural and human history, and cover ...
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Somerset-themed Scalextric set displayed at museum
A Somerset-themed Scalextric set is on display at a car museum. It includes a mini Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage as well as Cheddar Gorge - and it is full of farms and orchards. Haynes Motor ...