09-17-2003, 09:36 AM
Thought you all might be inetersted. Those of you good at finding images might be able to turn something out, this just came from www.ananova.com <br>
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Man finds Roman tablet in garden<br>
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Experts are studying a gold Roman tablet engraved with magic symbols found by a man tending his garden.<br>
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The tablet, a thin plate covered in Greek writing asking a god for protection and magic symbols, was found in Dereham, Norfolk, and handed to museum staff in Norwich.<br>
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A spokesman for Norfolk County Council said the tablet, which is about an inch square and thought to date back to the second century AD, had been passed to the British Museum where it was being valued by experts.<br>
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Officials have not released who found the coin or exactly where or when. But the council spokesman added: "Museum staff think it could be a very important find."<br>
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It is thought to be the fourth tablet of its kind found in Britain.<br>
<p>Graham Ashford
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Man finds Roman tablet in garden<br>
<br>
Experts are studying a gold Roman tablet engraved with magic symbols found by a man tending his garden.<br>
<br>
The tablet, a thin plate covered in Greek writing asking a god for protection and magic symbols, was found in Dereham, Norfolk, and handed to museum staff in Norwich.<br>
<br>
A spokesman for Norfolk County Council said the tablet, which is about an inch square and thought to date back to the second century AD, had been passed to the British Museum where it was being valued by experts.<br>
<br>
Officials have not released who found the coin or exactly where or when. But the council spokesman added: "Museum staff think it could be a very important find."<br>
<br>
It is thought to be the fourth tablet of its kind found in Britain.<br>
<p>Graham Ashford
<hr />
[url=http://www.ludus.org.uk" target="_new]Ludus Gladiatorius[/url]<br>
[url=http://pub156.ezboard.com/bromancombatsports" target="_new]Roman Combat Sports Forum[/url]<br>
[url=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk" target="_new]Roman Army Talk Forum[/url]<br>
[url=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk" target="_new]Roman Civilian Talk Forum[/url]<br>
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