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144 points bookofjoe | 3 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source
1. Zobat ◴[] No.43619264[source]
A while ago there was a necklace discovered in Sweden [1], thought to be about 2000 years old it made international headlines. Then it made headlines again when analysis revealed it was a fake.

Not saying this knife will turn out to be a fake but seeing "Experts will soon conduct a metallurgical analysis" makes me just that little bit hesitant.

1) https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/unikt-jarnaldershalsb...

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2. unwind ◴[] No.43619491[source]
We also have "the moped ring" [1], an 800-gram gold+silver necklace from 500 AD that some kid clipped a piece off to fix their moped. :)

This is on display at the Historical Museum in Stockholm, which has a fancy vault-like "Gold room" [2] showing off lots of found treasures. Recommended.

[1]: https://historiska.se/upptack-historien/artikel/ostra-hoby-h...

[2]: https://historiska.se/utstallningar/the-gold-room/

3. relistan ◴[] No.43625665[source]
This guy already found another big deal find that was legit, a papal bull. They are part of a historical preservation group. I think you can bet on it being real.