The Find
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| Originally published | 2010 |
| Authors | Kathy Page |
| Genres | Fiction |
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| ID | 2927103 |
About The Find
Anna Silowski, highly educated, driven and successful, works as a curator in a prestigious palaeontological museum; Scott Macleod dropped out of school, has a confused relationship with his Native roots, and an alcoholic father in tow. . . .
'Remarkable' 1,400-year-old possible temple found near Sutton Hoo
... Suffolk County Council said The Find was made at Rendlesham, in Suffolk as part of an archaeology project...
King Stephen medieval penny hoard found near Wymondham
... The Find is made up of two pennies, three cut halfpennies and two cut quarters of pennies from Stephen s reign, as well as two cut quarters of short cross pennies from Henry II and Henry III s reigns...
Coin hoard could be linked to 1692's Glencoe Massacre
... Lucy Ankers was on her first dig when she made The Find...
Roman coins find in Buckinghamshire declared treasure
... The Find joins more than 6,000 roman coins the British Museum has recorded as being found in Buckinghamshire...
'Old bucket' turns out to be 'excessively rare' Anglo-Saxon bowl
... Mr Ulliott said The Find was " really exciting" adding he had previously only found " the odd Roman and medieval coin"...
Peru: Priest of Pacopampa exhumed after 3,000 years
... They described The Find as important...
Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze
... The teenager s dad, Jason, said his son was " over the moon" with The Find and knew the second he saw it " it was something"...
Virginia Woolf: Personal copy of debut novel resurfaces
... Scholars say The Find is " remarkable" and could provide insight into the English author s mental health and writing process...
'Old bucket' turns out to be 'excessively rare' Anglo-Saxon bowl
By Kevin ShoesmithBBC News
A metal detectorist has spoken of his excitement after unearthing a rare Anglo-Saxon bowl he had initially mistaken for a " rusty old bucket".
Chris Ulliott found The Relic while taking part in an organised Dig In Ryedale, North Yorkshire , in February.
The Bowl , described as " almost complete, " is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 at auction on Tuesday.
Mr Ulliott, 36, from North Ferriby , said: " It's pretty special. "
According to Timeline Auctions' website, The Relic is " an excessively rare, almost complete copper-alloy hanging bowl".
Mr Ulliott and the landowner, who intend to split the profits after auction fees, have set a reserve of £16,200.
Describing The Moment of discovery, Mr Ulliott said: " I'd gone down the length of this field without finding anything when suddenly the detector picked something up.
" Whatever it was, it was pretty deep. I dug down. A lot of people would have given up, but since I hadn't found Anything Else I thought I'd stick with it. I wanted to find out what it was.
" I dug down about 2ft (0. 6m) and saw The Top rim of what I thought at first was a rusty old bucket. I could see these little loops on it that still moved. I thought if they're still moving, this object is maybe, at best, Victorian. "
Mr Ulliott's furious digging piqued the interest of other hobbyists who quickly gathered around him, he recalled.
" There were people there who were a lot more experienced than me, " He Said . " They told me they thought it looked Anglo-Saxon. "
Checks with an archaeologist confirmed their suspicions.
Mr Ulliott said The Find was " really exciting" adding he had previously only found " the odd Roman and medieval coin".
Brett Hammond, Managing Director of Essex-based Timeline Auctions, said The Find was all the more rare as copper alloys do not tend stand The Test of time.
" This is exceptional, " He Said . " Either soil conditions were perfect or the workmanship was of a very high quality indeed. "
The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was from around AD410 to 1066.
Meanwhile, Mr Ulliott said he had only taken up metal detecting in 2020 as a way of making his daily exercise during the pandemic more interesting.
" I contacted my local police and they said I was fine to take my metal detector with me on local walks during lockdown, " He Said . " I'd go to Hessle or North Ferriby foreshore, on The Banks of the Humber. "
Mr Ulliott said he had since graduated from a £200 Entry Level metal detector to a top-of-the-range instrument, costing about £2,000.
" Metal detecting is definitely Getting More popular, " He Said , adding his children Macy, five, and Harvey, three, occasionally joins him on treasure-hunting trips.
Mr Ulliott, a professional photographer, intends to use his share of the proceeds from the sale to buy a new camera " and treat The Family , " He Said .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com