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The Crosby Garrett Helmet

Crosby Garrett, Cumbria

A stunning Roman face-mask helmet that sold for over £2 million.

In 2010 a metal detectorist found a Roman cavalry helmet with a face mask in a field near Crosby Garrett. It was in dozens of pieces but was restored to its full glory.

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When
Found 2010
Where
54.4900, -2.4200
Group
Lost treasure

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Crosby Garrett is a small village in the Eden valley.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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