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• Position: ENGLAND - Terry Herbert discovers buried treasure - Brief article

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After spending 18 years trolling fields and vacant lots with a metal detector, Terry Herbert finally hit pay dirt in July. He discovered a hoard of 1,400-year-old buried treasure, including more than 1,500 items made of gold and silver. Experts have described the discovery in a farmer's field in Staffordshire, England, as one of the most important in British archaeological, history. They have tentatively identified the items, which include pieces of swords and other weapons, as...