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Posted by Paul on 27 Feb 2012, 20:55

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Posted by Gowan on 27 Feb 2012, 21:30

WOW that is amazing :mrgreen: . What an increadible but eire find :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Posted by Winttrix on 27 Feb 2012, 21:52

I think it's funny how there's a newspaper from 1918 in better condition than the rifle or steel helmet :mrgreen:
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Posted by Gowan on 28 Feb 2012, 00:38

Winttrix wrote:I think it's funny how there's a newspaper from 1918 in better condition than the rifle or steel helmet :mrgreen:



yes I agree. aparently is advitises the sale of seeds for rasberries and gouseberries in the lower right corner of the news paper :shock: :shock:
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Posted by Winttrix on 28 Feb 2012, 02:22

I also must say: those archeologists know nothing about military equipment. It says:

Unidentified military items (pictured) were discovered alongside bizarre finds including the skeleton of a goat, assumed to be a source of fresh milk for the soldiers


One of the "unidentified military items" is clearly an ammo pouch!!!!!
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Posted by Gowan on 28 Feb 2012, 02:46

remember that the people who discovered the site where engineers not archiologists :roll: . The pictures could have been taken long after the site was given a clean :shock: while the interviews could have been done before hand :roll: . the items and pictures may not match. :angry2:
also put the picture up here for us all to see. I am not sure your correct. If it is the image I think it is ;-)
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Posted by Winttrix on 28 Feb 2012, 05:33

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This is the picture the text is underneath, Gowan.

I also see a leather holder for an entrenching tool among the "unidentified military items."
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Posted by Gowan on 28 Feb 2012, 06:40

yes I see now. Yep I agree with you on that one. How did they not realise it was an amunition holder. :lol:
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Posted by Peter on 28 Feb 2012, 20:35

I'm impressed! Thanks for sharing this with us Paul :thumbup:
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Posted by ColeF on 28 Feb 2012, 21:38

Cool find!
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Posted by PitYak Studios on 29 Feb 2012, 00:14

"unidentified" means the reporter was cold an bored and wanted to get away in a hurry
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Posted by Winttrix on 29 Feb 2012, 00:25

Too true :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Posted by Gowan on 29 Feb 2012, 00:41

I agree with you on that. And thinking about it all the good stuff. was proberly removed for inspection. :roll: :roll: :roll: They proberly only left a few items of little significance for the media :(
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