Coins Found On Boer War Battlefield...

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pattiewhack Pillar of the Community Canada 1152 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 02:37 am Take a look at the coins this guy has- apparently hundreds he dug up from a boer war battlefield in South Africa. Too bad he won't sell http://www.goldiproductions.com/Boe...cs_paar.html Report this Post to the Staff

hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 08:42 am Lots of interesting artifacts...South Africa must not have as many laws as the US regarding this sort of activity. Rescuing these items from the ground is rewarding in so many ways. Report this Post to the Staff
pattiewhack Pillar of the Community Canada 1152 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 11:05 am True. It preserves them for future generations and they are very historical. I can see why the U.S. is strict about digging up on battlefields because it is disturbing the people who fell there. However, at the same time, they are letting many important relics disappear into the ground. Report this Post to the Staff
Firecom911 Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 12:31 pm That's a nice website, pattiewhack. The U.S. is gradually coming around to allowing PROFESSIONAL archaeological surveys of many sites. Such a survey was done of the Little Bighorn battle site in 1984-1985. The procedure was very similar to that of a modern crime scene...very forensic. At one location they unearthed a partial skeleton of a U.S. Cavalry trooper killed in the battle. Lying near the skeleton, touching each other, were two Shield nickels dated 1870 and 1876. There was little wear on the coins which was consistent with their being in the battle. They were located next to and just below the right pelvic bone, which would have been the area of the right front pants pocket of that soldier. Another skeletal find enabled them to positively identify one of Custer's scouts, Mitch Boyer. I love reading about this kind of work. Steve Report this Post to the Staff
pattiewhack Pillar of the Community Canada 1152 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 2:37 pm That is very interesting about little bighorn firecom. It certainly was an interesting battle. Its too bad there are many battlefields in the U.S. that are being destroyed for commercial reasons. Here in Canada there are few battlefields. Only a few from the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and some from the French-English battles of the 17th century. Report this Post to the Staff
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