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The Thetford Treasure

Thetford, Norfolk

Roman gold jewellery and silver spoons dedicated to a forgotten woodland god.

In 1979 a metal detectorist near Thetford found a hoard of Roman gold rings, bracelets, necklaces and a belt buckle, along with silver spoons. Many of the spoons are inscribed to Faunus, an old Italian god of the woods, which was very rare in Britain.

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When
Found 1979
Where
52.4100, 0.7500
Group
Lost treasure

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Displayed at the British Museum.

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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