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by Puffin
Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:40 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: The 600-year-old sword that disappeared for decade
Replies: 3
Views: 5200

The 600-year-old sword that disappeared for decade

http://www.christies.com/features/Discovery--Bashford-Dean-sword-6932-3.aspx I was stunned when the pieces started falling into place,’ recalls specialist Howard Dixon of the moment an unassuming folio of photographs was presented to him in a restaurant in Texas earlier this year. On the seventh pag...
by Puffin
Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:25 pm
Forum: BEGINNERS' SECTION
Topic: Very odd Avatar Problem!
Replies: 10
Views: 12093

Re: Very odd Avatar Problem!

I'm in Aldridge myself, also chairman of the Bloxwich club, Ivanhoe.
by Puffin
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Oswestry hillfort homes given the go-ahead
Replies: 1
Views: 3878

Oswestry hillfort homes given the go-ahead

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/12/18/oswestry-hillfort-homes-given-the-go-ahead/ More than 100 homes will be built close to Oswestry's Iron Age hillfort after council chiefs approved its 10-year housing plan for the region. Shropshire Council approved its SAMDev housing policy at a meeting ...
by Puffin
Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:33 am
Forum: BEGINNERS' SECTION
Topic: Very odd Avatar Problem!
Replies: 10
Views: 12093

Re: Very odd Avatar Problem!

Yes just updated mine.
by Puffin
Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:46 pm
Forum: Book's or Publication's You Recommend
Topic: Great Britain: Coins, Seals, Tokens, Medals
Replies: 0
Views: 5256

Great Britain: Coins, Seals, Tokens, Medals

http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search ... coinsa.asp

Useful link to obtain some great detecting info for free if you have Kindle. Even if you haven't some of them in PDF format which you can download.
by Puffin
Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:51 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: justgiving and the PAS
Replies: 0
Views: 3164

justgiving and the PAS

https://www.justgiving.com/finds Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a partnership project to record archaeological objects found by members of the public whilst out metal-detecting, walking, gardening or going about their daily work in E...
by Puffin
Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:18 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: A loss to world sport
Replies: 6
Views: 6705

Re: A loss to world sport

Great haka tribute on his RIP page on facebook https://www.facebook.com/ripjonahlomu/
by Puffin
Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:22 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: help find owner of £10,000 engagement ring
Replies: 1
Views: 3663

help find owner of £10,000 engagement ring

http://m.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14035806.Can_you_help_find_owner_of___10_000_engagement_ring_uncovered_during_beach_clean_up/ THEY say Friday the 13th is unlucky for some. But for the owner of a missing £10,000 engagement ring it could prove to be a red letter day after local businessman Sebasti...
by Puffin
Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:06 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: 15th century gold reliquary
Replies: 1
Views: 3738

15th century gold reliquary

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/11/16/black-country-treasure-hunter-to-cash-in-on-once-in-a-lifetime-find/ Good old Colin still can not his head around finding this little bit of yellow stuff. I've seen this up close and its a Stunner. A treasure hunter from Wolverhampton has unearthed a ‘on...
by Puffin
Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:19 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: keep Anglo-Saxon brooch in country
Replies: 9
Views: 10514

keep Anglo-Saxon brooch in country

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/27/uk-buyer-keep-anglo-saxon-brooch-country#img-1 An elaborate Anglo-Saxon brooch that is more than 1,000 years old may be exported if a UK buyer is not found who will pay at least £8,000 for it. The gilt bronze brooch, from the late 8th century, is one of...
by Puffin
Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: men spotted with metal detectors on Malvern Hills
Replies: 4
Views: 7489

men spotted with metal detectors on Malvern Hills

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/13901526.Conservators_warn_of_threat_to__quot_irreplaceable_archaeology_quot__after_men_spotted_with_metal_detectors_on_Malvern_Hills/ THE protectors of the Malvern Hills are pleading with people to stop metal detecting on the site before "irreplaceable"...
by Puffin
Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Windows 10
Replies: 83
Views: 81413

Re: Windows 10

I'm still using MS Office 2003 on Windows 10. I seem to remember having to down load a patch for 8.1? Otherwise it still works well.
by Puffin
Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Speculation, over valued ring yet again.
Replies: 9
Views: 9839

Speculation, over valued ring yet again.

http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/13792730.Metal_detectorist_unearths_gold_ring_with_possible_Royal_links/ A METAL detectorist said he was left shaking after finding a gold ring believed to be linked to one of Henry VIII's wives. Steve Whitehead made the discovery on a dig not far from Sinnington ...
by Puffin
Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Under carpark without phones
Replies: 7
Views: 8564

Under carpark without phones

http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/27/watch-archaeologists-exhume-1000-year-old-corpse-5410095/ This is the incredible moment that a group of archaeologists exhumed a 1000-year-old corpse during a historical dig in Denmark. The coffin was exhumed on the site of St Alban’s Priory, Odense, where King Canute I...
by Puffin
Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:01 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: metal detectorist to be British Museum star
Replies: 5
Views: 6944

metal detectorist to be British Museum star

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11883201/Amateur-metal-detectorist-to-be-British-Museum-star-after-finding-priceless-relic-mistaken-for-coffee-pot-lid.html Amateur metal detectorist to be British Museum star after finding priceless relic mistaken for 'coffee pot lid' An amate...

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