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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 12359003, member: 2844"]Overhere people still find buried treasure from the WWII period in their gardens. Not just gold and silver, but also bronze. I once saw a bronze Benin head that had just been dug up from someone's garden. The previous owner had died during the war and obviously never told anyone about the head for fear of betrayal, which would have led to the destruction of the head and prison or worse for the owner.</p><p>Bronze church bells were often buried as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 12359003, member: 2844"]Overhere people still find buried treasure from the WWII period in their gardens. Not just gold and silver, but also bronze. I once saw a bronze Benin head that had just been dug up from someone's garden. The previous owner had died during the war and obviously never told anyone about the head for fear of betrayal, which would have led to the destruction of the head and prison or worse for the owner. Bronze church bells were often buried as well.[/QUOTE]
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