A podcast about hunting for history, lost treasure and ordinary people discovering extraordinary objects.When it comes to unearthing history George Ridgway and ...
Episode 1. The Helmingham Hoard.Our brand new history hunting podcast kicks off with what every archaeologist and detectorist dreams of finding - a massive Roman hoard!And this one was discovered by our very own George.Join the boys from the site of the discovery and hear the incredible story of the largest Claudian hoard ever discovered in Britain. How did George unearth hundreds of ancient gold and silver coins in the gorgeous Suffolk countryside? Why was it there? Who buried it? What else is still out there?And that's not all.After heading to London in the trusty Land Rover for the worldwide sale of the hoard, the boys return for one last hunt when George discovers something else extraordinary...Special thanks to Alice Cullen, coin specialist at Noonans, Mayfair, and the whole team at Noonans.To find out more about the discovery, and to see images and videos of everything discussed and discovered in this episode, please follow us across our socials.Instagram: @thelandroverspodcastYouTube: The Land Rovers: A History Hunting PodcastMusic used in this pod available at Soundstripe.Written by Dustin Ransom. Performed and Produced by Heartland Nights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Land Rovers: A History Hunting Podcast
Introducing a new podcast about hunting for history, lost treasure and ordinary people discovering extraordinary objects.When it comes to unearthing history George Ridgway and Paul Jacobs have the pedigree.Well, George does.He discovered Britain's largest Claudian hoard stuffed full of gold and silver Roman and Iron Age coins.Paul found some rusty nails and a podcasting buddy.Join George, Paul, and one slightly unreliable Land Rover, as they search the gorgeous Suffolk landscape for buried treasure. Along the way they'll detect with the finders of some of Britain's greatest treasures, meet experts to shed new light on their incredible discoveries, go behind the scenes at museums, and welcome a few famous faces into the muddy world of metal detecting.That's if the Landy makes it of course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A podcast about hunting for history, lost treasure and ordinary people discovering extraordinary objects.When it comes to unearthing history George Ridgway and Paul Jacobs have the pedigree.Well, George does.He discovered Britain's largest Claudian hoard stuffed full of gold and silver Roman and Iron Age coins.Paul found some rusty nails and a podcasting buddy.Join George, Paul, and one slightly unreliable Land Rover, as they search the gorgeous Suffolk landscape for buried treasure.Along the way they'll detect with the finders of some of Britain's greatest treasures, meet experts to shed new light on their incredible discoveries, go behind the scenes at museums, and welcome a few famous faces into the muddy world of metal detecting.That's if the Landy makes it of course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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