Detectorist finds Bronze Age treasure in Scotland….

Metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien

And still these detectorists keep coming up with the goods. Now it’s a Bronze Age wonder. “….on June 21, 2020, an amateur metal detectorist uncovered an exceptionally rare Bronze Age treasure hoard in a field near the village of  Peebles, about 22 miles (36 kilometers) south of Edinburgh. The prize of this Bronze Age treasure cache was a rare and priceless 3,000-year-old sword….”

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