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Around here, weve long believed that if someone says "Hey, I invented new money!," he is probably going to steal something from you. Or worse.

When a family in Norway decided to employ a metal detector to search their yard for a lost earring, they ended up uncovering far more than they had anticipated.

They had been looking for a lost gold earring when they stumbled upon two bronze brooches

A family in Norway that used a metal detector at home to find a lost earring uncovered a different treasure instead: Viking artifacts.

A family in Norway that used a metal detector at home to find a lost earring uncovered a different treasure instead: Viking artifacts.

A Norwegian family using a metal detector to find a lost gold earring discovered something more precious -- Viking artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.

The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden with a metal detector when they instead discovered artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years.

A family in Norway found the ancient artefacts while searching for an earring with a metal detector.

A family in Norway came across the ancient artefacts while using a metal detector to find a lost earring that remains lost.

These artefacts are believed to have played a role in the ninth-century burial of a woman