Viking artefacts found by children in Sandwick gardens
http://shet.news/o8wxn Copied! HISTORIC artefacts dating back to Viking times have been found by children in Sandwick. Three cross-headed pins were found by Lewis Nodroum when he was helping his mum, Beth Cumming, to create a sunken garden. The pins were found when Lewis was helping to move some stones. Shetland’s regional archaeologist Val Turner said each pin is different, with the most elaborate piece having a cross carved at one end. 10 of 14Adverts One of the others had an eye and might have been a bone needle, rather than a pin. Pins were usually used to keep clothing in place ...
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