Cache Hunting - Discovering A Hoard of Silver Hammered Coins (Story 14)
An hour later, I finally got to the bottom part of this huge coin hoard. Underneath the tight cluster of coins, there was a black line visible in sandy soil. No doubt, it was the fabric of a pouch or satchel in which our "jackpot" was placed before its burial 450 years ago!
The Hoard's Bottom Part Underlined by a Black Line of Fabric
It was something to be amazed by! Of course, after having been in the soil for a few centuries, the treasure bag's material had become very fragile and got blackened, but it still had its strength - it held the coins embedded in it!
A Piece of Fabric with Silver Hammereds Embedded in It
As I had finally extracted the cache's core from the prospecting pit, only a small cluster of coins remained in dirt on the bottom.
My body was aching from being in one uncomfortable position for too long. So Misha and I switched places. Now I was scanning the rest of the dirt which Misha was taking out of the hole with a shovel.
Statistically, throughout the Medieval period of history, the coin hoards were buried at the depth of an arm-length for fast and easy retrieval if necessary. I was wondering if our case was exceptional because our cache find was buried a little deeper than 28-30 inches, as you can see on the picture below.
Misha Was Getting the Dirt from the Hole's Bottom
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