Silver became Scotland's precious metal of choice

The place to find the latest news story . . .
you can make a comment if you wish!
Post Reply
User avatar
PhilD
UKDN Valued Member and Diamond Supporter
UKDN Valued Member and Diamond Supporter
Posts: 14123
meble kuchenne warszawa
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:04 am
Main Detector: Makro Racer
Location: Saving North Yorks finds for future generations by recording with PAS
Contact:

Silver became Scotland's precious metal of choice

Post by PhilD »

Silver - not gold - was the most powerful material in the formative history of Scotland in the first millennium AD, yet none was mined here. How did silver become Scotland's precious metal of choice?...............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41565591
Attachments
Screen Shot 10-15-17 at 04.01 PM.PNG
Screen Shot 10-15-17 at 04.01 PM.PNG (311.52 KiB) Viewed 4221 times
Click here to register with PAS
Makro Racer / ATPro Inter / T2 / Explorer II / Ace 250 / Garrett Pro Pinpointer / Etrex 10 GPS /Lumix TZ60/PAS Records - Click here

User avatar
dig-it-pete
Finds Advisor & Moderator
Finds Advisor & Moderator
Posts: 11180
Joined: Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:08 pm
Main Detector: Manticore
Location: East Devon
Contact:

Re: Silver became Scotland's precious metal of choice

Post by dig-it-pete »

Great article with some stunning finds - thanks Phil :g50:
Minelab Manticore

User avatar
Barbados_Rum
UKDN Supporter and Magazine Contributor
Posts: 1637
Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:50 am
Main Detector: XP Deus V5.21
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Silver became Scotland's precious metal of choice

Post by Barbados_Rum »

Would love to find a silver fibula!!! Cheers for the link Pete :g50:
.....If it's undetectable..... it's not there!

Image

Visit our Blogs:
http://www.recoveryofhistory.com/

Post Reply

Return to “LATEST NEWS”