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Author Topic: The Pompeii sorcerer's trunk: Archaeologists discover mysterious treasure trove  (Read 1818 times)

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Really cool find.

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Hi JS,

Interesting story! :)

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It would be nice to learn the details of the 4+ holed coins seen in the photo.....

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Mary Beard brings up a lot of good questions regarding this so-called 'Sorcerer's Trunk'.

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/a-sorceress-at-pompeii/

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Thank you for the link, David.
Was thinking along those lines myself...

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Great write up.  I love Mary Beard.

Sadly, this sort of "leap" is very common in reported archeology.  By that I mean when the archeological story hits the main stream media.  Ordinary things become earth-shattering. 

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As long as they don't start calling it "the 'Pompeii' of Pompeii Sorcerer's Trunks"!
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