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The Gold Hoard from Ramla, Israel: A documentary about this fascinating discovery

ZoharZohar Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A documentary prepared by IAA Numismatist Robert Kool about the intriguing opening of a fabulous gold coin hoard discovered inside a small jar in excavations in Ramla, Israel.

Video is narrated in Hebrew yet has English subtitles. Fascinating discovery and use of technology.

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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 23,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool. Thanks!

    I hope videos like this get some exposure in the classroom, and that some of the students get inspired enough to start collecting coins.
    Andy Lustig

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    canadacolornutcanadacolornut Posts: 995 ✭
    Absolutely fascinating!!!

    Thanks for posting it.....
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    TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool discovery image

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    windwhispersintreeswindwhispersintrees Posts: 605 ✭✭✭
    I was surprised they used metal tweezers to pick the gold coins out of the jar.....seems like they'd easily damage soft gold.
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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, funny in that so much care and technology was used and then the objects of study rather crudely handled. Whose on first? More technology does not mean more common sense I fear...
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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    To think that jar could have been lost in an earthquake or possibly stashed away to be hidden from invaders.
    What a story!


    Thanks for posting.
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    secondrepublicsecondrepublic Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭
    wow - very cool! thanks for posting. I was mesmerized by this video.

    as to the comment about metal tweezers - I would assume they had something on the ends that was softer and wouldn't damage the coins.
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    DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Very interesting, thanks!
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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    great post - uber cool!

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