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The Tara Brooch

Bettystown, County Meath

A dazzling brooch said to have been found by a child on the beach.

The Tara Brooch was made around 700 and is covered in tiny gold filigree, amber and glass. It was found in 1850, reportedly on the beach at Bettystown.

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When
Found 1850
Where
53.7000, -6.2500
Group
Lost treasure

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Displayed at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.

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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