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Recent nighthawking activity on the Staffordshire Hoard field
03/02/2013 in Metal detecting | by heritageaction | Leave a comment
These photographs were taken yesterday morning close to the section of the field where the original hoard was recovered.
Image 1: Open hole with footsteps
Image 2: Detail of the same hole:
Image 3: Further detail:
There were three additional areas of probable activity about 20 yards to the left. Judging by the footsteps the intrusion must have been very recent, probably less than a week ago, certainly since the crop appeared.
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