16th century well found with sword
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
March 3, 2020 8:42am CST
A Thirty-Three feet deep well was found under a home in Plymouth England. This well was dated back to the 16th century, and it wasn't the only thing found.
The homeowners were retirees, and had known about the dip in the floor for years. Colin Steer, the husband, wanted to dig it out years ago, but with young children running around, his wife didn't want to risk it.
The sword he found didn't seem to be made of high quality ,and had just fallen out as he was excavating the well. According to Mr. Steer's own research, the area he lives in had been woodland until the 1890's when it was developed for housing.
This was discovered back in 2012.
For 25 years, Colin Steer was bewildered by a sunken portion of the floor under the couch in his Plymouth, England, home. At one point, he dug about a foot under the floor, but his wife, Vanessa,
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 20
Yes, A lot of these buried treasures are across Europe. We have them here in the US, but not too the same degree.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
5 Mar 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum The only things we would prefer not to find when we dig are WWII bombs.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 20
@LadyDuck Yes, those can be quite dangerous.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
4 Mar 20
How cool. I’m going to go to the link now to see if there ar photos.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 20
There are a few. I am not sure why the photo in the preview image is a modern apartment space.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 20
I've seen a few videos of homes built around those times in England and I just love them.
@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
3 Mar 20
There are probably hundreds or even thousands of undiscovered treasures around the world.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 20
I know a few years ago they found some things on the beaches in South Carolina.. Honestly, if I was one of the ones to find such a thing, I am not so sure that I would give it up to a museum. If it was a piece of weaponry (other than like a sword, dagger or arrowhead) then I would, but otherwise...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 20
@LindaOHio I agree! People should be able to take it for themselves. They found it, and in some cases, went to the trouble of digging it out .
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
4 Mar 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yeah, it's like if you find gold or some other treasure washed up on the beach in FL you have to give the state a certain %. Finders keepers I say!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 20
That would be nice, wouldn't it? I love looking at the history around my area.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 20
Yes it is. I wonder why the people who built the house decided to build over the well? Or maybe the room they were in was added on?
@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
3 Mar 20
That's pretty interesting. I'm sure there's lot of artifacts buried in the ground.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 20
I sure would love to go across the US, especially in battleground areas and use a metal detector. I'd do the same all across the UK and France.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 20
There could be, and maybe not in his home, but others surrounding it.
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