More gold news to follow earlier gold news (July must be the month of pure gold). Two god necklaces were recovered from two newly-discovered Roman tombs in Debelt (Bulgaria). The tombs were not discovered by using written records, GPR, magnetometry, shovel tests, or many of the other standard methods employed in archaeology. They were discovered by the most common method, luck. A cement truck was too heavy for a local road, ruining the road and caving in the surface. That road surface turned out to be the marble slab on top of one of the tombs. Bad luck turned to good luck, turned to gold.
Another great thing about gold, is that it allows me to dwell on the following photo:
More links:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=141282
http://sofiaglobe.com/2012/07/17/archaeology-golden-medallions-from-roman-era-found-in-village-near-bulgarias-bourgas/
Comment by John Dickerson — July 21, 2012 @ 8:25 pm