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Ancient British cult of Totatis discovered in Lincolnshire

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Staff from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, the Briitish Museum and dozens of metal detectorists have been working together to uncover the mystery of a long-lost cult to the Celtic god Totatis in Lincolnshire, dating to the late Iron Age and Roman period. For many years metal detectorists have been finding gold, silver and bronze Roman [...]

1st World War Soldier

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Sometimes we get objects handed in that are of more recent historical importance.

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