Detecting Medieval Jewelry at the Market Site (Story 2)

Dmitry quickly assembled his White's Spectrum XLT and asked me to look at his program settings and see if they were all right. I checked them out and gave him some suggestions which he readily accepted and made some changes.

Dmitry Checking  XLT's Program Settings

I already knew that there was a minimum mineral content in the soil, any medieval junk was welcomed, so my Minelab Explorer was set up in All Metal Mode in order to detect the deepest targets. While I was getting ready, Dmitry had already wandered away.

Dmitry Detecting in the Field

My first find almost made me cry from happiness. Finally I dug up something really old!

My First Medieval Find

Ancient Bronze Pendant

A Bronze Decorative Pendant or Earring, circa 11th Century, Measures 1-1/4" x 1-3/8" (3.2cm x 3.5cm)

Nice Medieval Relic

Notice All Decorative Jewelry On Female's Outfit of That Period

Female's Outfits of 11th Century