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Badger leads to hoard of Roman coins
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January 16, 2022
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0:45Now PlayingA badger is being credited with digging-up a treasure-trove of ancient Roman coins.
Archaeologists in Spain say more than 200 coins, dating from 2 to 400 A.D., had been hidden in a cave in Asturias.
A man exploring the cave says he found a nest that the badger had dug out of the earth with a number of coins all around it.
Excavators were called in and ended up recovering 209 coins, which are now being cleaned for a local display.
The head of the project says the discovery sheds light on the fall of the Roman empire and related migrations into northern Spain.
There could be even more treasure.
Archaeologists plan more excavations at the site this year.
Source: CNN
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