500 year old trail...

Bavaria Mike

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Feb 7, 2005
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Got out with my friend Florian this afternoon for about 4 hours. We detected a 500 year old trail that connects a 1000 year old church to a 500 year old monastery. It was a beautiful day around 49F/9C. I have had permission to detect this forest for more than two years but just never made it there, bought some firewood from the owner. Here is the old church, it is only a few hundred years old but it is built over the foundations of a 1000 year old church, no longer used as a church.
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The monastery off in the distance.
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Picture of me with a big smile as I just knew we were going to find some good stuff. We went to a field after about 2.5 hours of detecting as the finds were few and the terrain here is rough.
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There were several stone markers along the way like this one.
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Florian found two 1850ish copper coins, a silver 1854 coin and a cross. I found the following, three glass beads and a glass button.
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A few relics, small piece of chain, an old buckle, what is left of a bell, a bullet, a small grease fitting and a whatsit.
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A handy 4 pack of live bullets, look to be American WWII.
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And a few more relics and coins, 1800 copper Austrian coin, button, crusty 1930ish zinc coin, two lead seals and a canvas button. It was a good day out with a friend but we did not find anything great. HH, Mike
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Nice job again...it is amazing when you say, oh this site is 1000 years old to all us Americans, the oldest things we have around here are 400 years old....

HH
-GC
 

Nice Mike - thanks for sharing - I love that old world charm/look to the facade of that church. Looks like a fun day of hunting.

HH

Lonewolfe
 

:o What incredible places! Those pictures of them. . OUTSTANDING!! :o


*It was a good day out with a friend but we did not find anything great.*

To me it ALL looks incredibly great!! ;D

Bogart :D
 

Great Pics & Finds Mike.

"it is only a few hundred years old"

Wish I could say that :P

Happy Hunting !
Jeff
 

Ho hum just a few 200 year old relics and some wwII relics..not that great a day.

Man i need to get to Europe! ;D
 

It was a good day out with a friend but we did not find anything great.*
To me it ALL looks incredibly great!!



Bogart I agree! Looks incredibly great to me!

Sounds like a wonderful place to go back to again.
HH

SO
 

Looks like you had some great find just the same. Man I'd love to detect a 1000 year old area. Where I hunt I'm very fortunate to find something from the 1700's. I'd keep hitting that area. There has to be some older stuff around there. You'll find it.
 

That church is absolutely beautiful. What a great place for you to have the opportunity to hunt. Your finds were really cool and love those old glass beads. Just to be able to hunt a place like that is treasure enough, the finds are just bonus! :)
 

Beautiful church. Looks like you had a great time. Just to be around something that is that old is wonderful. It looks like a great way to spend time with a good friend. Great pics as always.
 

Took my breath away!
packing my bags
quitting my job
heading your direction
:D i wish!

Really nice finds and scenic stroll, and one of the coolest chruches I have ever seen
thanks for the pics
 

Awesome on site pics Mike. :) What a neat place to metal detect. Looks like you had great weather too. Thanks for sharing. Still some cool finds. ;D ;D

Bob
 

Wow, What a great site that is one of the coolest buildings I have seen in my life! Great finds I would hunt that site for a whole season!

Keep @ it and HH!
 

VERY COOL , THE CHURCH LOOKS VERY COOL. GOOD LUCK HUNTING , HOPE YOU FIND SOME VERY COOL THINGS THERE. WTG ;D
 

Looks like you got a great deal of detecting in the future Mike , I have a feeling that this trail will produce lots of artifacts in the future for you and us to enjoy on your future posts! Congrats on a great area with lots of potential!!!
 

Beautifull landscapes.
Good found
When do you go to Poland, I have many ineresting places for detecting ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D
 

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