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After Finding a Buried Chain, Mike Smith Unearthed a Dark Past

A Metal Detector at Heart

Mike Smith has been a metal detecting enthusiast from Pembrokeshire, Wales, for quite some time. Going out and searching for buried treasure, even on a rainy day, was nothing out of the ordinary for this guy. After all, finding a buried treasure was a detector hobbyist’s dream. Rain or shine, this is what they do!

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But the act of detecting metal can get cumbersome, and the mind can wander. And that’s why Mike didn’t expect to be jolted out of his wandering mind when his machine started beeping loudly. It didn’t take long for his adrenaline to start pumping through his veins as he was swiveling his detector back and forth over the wet soil. So, what was down there?