Amateur Archaeologists Discovered Hundreds Of Ancient Coins In The German Baltic
600 silver coins, which the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania archaeological office calls the most in the Baltic region.
Clues to the location of the haul were first discovered by two amateur archaeologists, a 13-year-old boy and his teacher. Clues to the location source
The story, amateur archaeologist Rene Schon and his student Luca Malaschnitschenko, who are volunteering at the office, use metal detectors to find treasure in January this year.
Experts uncovered the collection on the German Baltic island of Rügen, after a single coin was found in a field near the village of Schaprode by Rene Schoen and his student Luca Malaschnitschenko in January. The state's archaeology office then became involved, digging an exploratory trench covering 400 square metres (4,300 square feet). This revealed the entire treasure, which was recovered by experts last weekend. Researchers said that around 100 silver coins of the roughly 600 are probably from the reign of Bluetooth. Experts uncovered the collection on the German Baltic source
Location
They found a piece of aluminum in the field near the village of Schaprode and took it to the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania archaeological office
Found in Viking Funeral Clothing The aluminum pieces were later identified as Hedeby silver settlement coins from the Viking era.
Braided necklaces, pearls, brooches, a Thor's hammer, rings and up to 600 chipped coins were found.'This trove is the biggest single discovery of Bluetooth coins in the southern Baltic sea region and is therefore of great significance,' lead archaeologist Michael Schirren told German news agency DPA. The oldest coin found in the trove is a Damascus dirham dating to 714 AD while the most recent is a penny dating to 983 AD. Clues to the location source
Exploring the findings of Schon and Malaschnitschenko, the team from the archaeological office conducted secret excavations for three months covering an area of 400 square meters.
They found a lot of treasure associated with the Bluetooth King,
including the Hiddensee treasure containing a Christian cross, the symbol of Thor's hammer forged from gold, and 100 coins from the time of the King's occupation in the area.
Then, the oldest coin found was the Damascus dirham from 714, while the latest was a coin from 983.
That is, this treasure might have been buried in the late 980s when the Bluetooth King escaped from Pomerania and died in 987.
We find a rare case where a finding strengthens historical sources, "Archaeologist Detlef Jantzen told The Guardian. You need to know, Raja Harald "Bluetooth"
Gormsson was one of the first kings in Denmark. That said, he was called so because of his bad teeth.
The King of Bluetooth is also known as the first person to introduce Christianity in Denmark using his extraordinary communication and networking capabilities.
This ability is what makes Bluetooth technology named for the King. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the rune alphabet which is Harald Gormsson.
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Experts uncovered the collection on the German Baltic source