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Strange But True Crime: The buried Herefordshire Hoard surrounded by treachery and greed

· 783 words · By Nicola Goodwin
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rzjgzk5gpo

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“A treasure-trove of gold and silver is laid out on a small table in a back office in London.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm or refute the display location and timing of the Herefordshire Hoard.
“The coins and jewellery lay undisturbed, buried in the Herefordshire countryside by a Viking warrior in the Ninth Century.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify the Viking burial context or 9th-century timeline.
“The hoard is valued at more than £3m.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm the monetary valuation of the hoard.
“Only 31 of an estimated 300 coins of the discovery have been recovered.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to assess recovery percentages of the hoard.
“The gold and silver was hidden under the earth for about 11 centuries when Welsh metal detectorists discovered it in a field near Leominster in June 2015.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify the discovery date, location, or method.
“The hoard is believed to have been taken from the Anglo-Saxons by Vikings and buried for safekeeping at about 878 AD.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm the burial context or timeline of the hoard.
“Powell and Davies should have declared the find legally.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to assess legal obligations regarding the discovery.
“The jewellery was carefully wrapped in tissue paper but stored in a plastic cake box.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify storage methods of the hoard.
“One of the coins is double-headed, showing two rulers of England in the Ninth Century.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to confirm coin details or historical figures depicted.
“Historians believe that Ceolwulf II was written out of history by Alfred's followers.”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence in archive to verify historical claims about Ceolwulf II.
“Police believe they are in the hands of organised crime gangs around the world.”
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