Found a Roman-era shoe buckle near my back fence last month

I was digging a post hole for a new gate and turned up this small bronze buckle around 2 feet down. Local museum dated it to the 3rd century, which is wild for my little corner of rural Oxfordshire. Anyone else stumble on old artifacts doing mundane yard work?

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abby3081mo ago

Totally feel you on this. It's like the ground just keeps secrets until you poke it. I found a 17th century clay pipe stem digging up a dead rose bush once. Just a tiny piece but it completely changed how I look at my own backyard. Kinda makes you want to dig up everything just to see what else is down there.

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river_hall441mo ago

Makes you wonder what else is buried under all those tidy gardens and manicured lawns.

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