maybe to plant a tree or two
and look what you come across buried in the dirt
Austrian authorities reveal find of buried treasure
VIENNA – A man turning dirt in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.
Austria's department in charge of national antiquities said the trove consists of more than 200 rings, brooches, ornate belt buckles, gold-plated silver plates and other pieces or fragments, many encrusted with pearls, fossilized coral and other ornaments. It says the objects are about 650 years old and are being evaluated for their provenance and worth.
So it makes me wonder, what was going on in Vienna in the early 14th Century that caused someone to hide their wealth. Could these pieces have been from the 13th Century when Vienna was under threat from the Mongolian Empire? Or was the cache hidden later in the 16th Century when the city was under siege by the Ottoman Turks. What can I say, I'm nosy and I need to know these things.
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Wow! Only thing I ever find in my garden are rocks and earthworms.
Beautiful. I better get to digging:).
The possibilities are endless as to why they were buried! There has to be a story of why they were buried and never recovered. I wonder if we will ever know?
Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror describes the fourteenth century as "calamitous." The Black Death alone killed millions of people. There were plenty of reasons to bury treasure.
Ah this is so lovely! Wonderful rings!! Lovely blog.
x, Jesa
Every time I dig in the garden, I hope for a Saxon or Roman horde. Just broken Victorian tiles so far.
Just beautiful! Why don't I ever find anything but grubs and worms when I'm digging around in my garden!!?!
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