A Metal Detector Led This Hobbyist To Uncover Something He Never Anticipated

Buried Upright

 Further investigation revealed that Mike discovered no human remains. The teeth belonged to a horse. The horse and chariot were buried with the owner, which explained a lot, considering the burial was for a high-ranking official. One thing that perplexed historians was that the chariot was buried upright, not on its side as was customary at the time. It was a weird discovery...  

Further Research

With the discovery of an empty burial ground, Mike and the rest of the team knew it was time to bring in bigger resources. One of these was a ground-penetrating radar that could scour the farmland for anything Mike might have missed in his investigation. Mike's discovery was certainly pretty huge, but once technology got involved, the story only got more massive...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.