Man who needed an ‘active’ hobby finds ancient gold stash
A Norwegian man, initially believing his metal detector had located buried chocolate coins, instead unearthed a cache of ancient jewelry. The trove, consisting of nine pendants, three rings, and 10 gold pearls, is believed to be approximately 1,500 years old. The discovery was made by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near Stavanger, during the summer. Bore, who had purchased his first metal detector earlier this year as a new hobby following …