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<p>[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 24750927, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]1583227[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not exactly ancient history, but I found this interesting. A hoard of coins were found in the fireplace of Alasdair "Maclain" MacDonald, the massacred chief of the MacDonald clan. He was the chief of the Clan MacDonald who was massacred by government troops in 1692.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p>“The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.”</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the article:</p><p><br /></p><p>“The 36 silver and bronze coins vary in date from the late 1500s through the 1680s. Most of them were made locally, but coins from France and the Spanish Netherlands (today, largely the area of Belgium and Luxembourg) were also present, possibly mementos of Maclain's youthful travels abroad.”</p><p><br /></p><p>"What's really exciting is that these coins are no later than the 1680s," Michael Given, a senior lecturer of archaeology and co-director of the project, said in the statement. "So were they buried in a rush as the Massacre started first thing in the morning of the 13th February 1692?"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583229[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1583228[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1583230[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/330-year-old-coin-hoard-hidden-in-scottish-fireplace-may-have-been-buried-moments-before-macdonald-clan-massacre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/330-year-old-coin-hoard-hidden-in-scottish-fireplace-may-have-been-buried-moments-before-macdonald-clan-massacre" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/330-year-old-coin-hoard-hidden-in-scottish-fireplace-may-have-been-buried-moments-before-macdonald-clan-massacre</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]kMNGTkI5Ebw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 24750927, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]1583227[/ATTACH] Not exactly ancient history, but I found this interesting. A hoard of coins were found in the fireplace of Alasdair "Maclain" MacDonald, the massacred chief of the MacDonald clan. He was the chief of the Clan MacDonald who was massacred by government troops in 1692. From Wikipedia: “The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.” According to the article: “The 36 silver and bronze coins vary in date from the late 1500s through the 1680s. Most of them were made locally, but coins from France and the Spanish Netherlands (today, largely the area of Belgium and Luxembourg) were also present, possibly mementos of Maclain's youthful travels abroad.” "What's really exciting is that these coins are no later than the 1680s," Michael Given, a senior lecturer of archaeology and co-director of the project, said in the statement. "So were they buried in a rush as the Massacre started first thing in the morning of the 13th February 1692?" [ATTACH=full]1583229[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1583228[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1583230[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/330-year-old-coin-hoard-hidden-in-scottish-fireplace-may-have-been-buried-moments-before-macdonald-clan-massacre[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]kMNGTkI5Ebw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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