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Swedes in massive buried treasure find
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Swedes in massive buried treasure find

Archaeologists have uncovered over 1,000 silver coins dating back to the 1600s in a field in southern Sweden, coins believed to have been buried by rich and worried farmers in during the Scanian War.

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Harsher sentences for three Viking looters
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Harsher sentences for three Viking looters

Tuesday saw the conclusion in the appeals court of the trial against three men charged with aggravated crime against relics following the looting of Viking age coins and artefacts on the Baltic island of Gotland.
Viking-era 'piggy bank' yields silver treasure
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Viking-era 'piggy bank' yields silver treasure

A bronze, Viking-era "piggy-bank" containing thousands silver coins dating from the 11th century has been unearthed on the Baltic island of Gotland in what Swedish archaeologists have described as a "fantastic" treasure find.
Viking treasure looters found guilty
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Viking treasure looters found guilty

Tuesday saw the conclusion of a groundbreaking trial against five men charged with aggravated crime against relics following the looting of Viking age coins and artefacts on the Baltic island of Gotland.

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Looted Viking treasure trial gets under way
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Looted Viking treasure trial gets under way

Wednesday marked the first day in a groundbreaking trial against five men charged with aggravated crime against relics following the theft of over 1,000 silver coins and artefacts from the Viking age on the Baltic island of Gotland.