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標題: [新聞] 亞瑟王座以南10英里出土貴族聖遺物
時間: Tue Dec 1 22:10:18 2020
1.媒體來源:
edinburghnews
自1873年以來值得您信賴的新聞
2.記者署名:
By Ian Swanson
Monday, 30th November 2020, 7:00 am
3.完整新聞標題:
Metal detectorist unearths rare medieval knife near Penicuik
Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked
out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle
and he went to see what he could find.
By Ian Swanson
Penicuik的相對地理位置
https://imgur.com/juSwuEf
4.完整新聞內文:
Metal detectorist unearths rare medieval knife near Penicuik
Scottish history enthusiast and metal detectorist Craig Johnstone had worked
out that woods near Penicuik were probably an escape route from a 1666 battle
and he went to see what he could find.
By Ian Swanson
Monday, 30th November 2020, 7:00 am
Updated
2 hours ago
https://twitter.com/edinburghpaper/status/1333388836165087232
https://imgur.com/km5f2gJ
“我向幾個人展示了它，我的一個朋友為中洛錫安委員會工作-他把它帶給了他們的考古
學家，馬上她就知道這是一把刀。
“她建議我們將其緩慢加熱，以便在打開的情況下以非常低的熱量將其放入加熱。當我
拉出手柄並且有一把刀片時，這對我來說是純粹的人劍一體的時刻。”
https://imgur.com/G49BZry
刀鞘內還有兩塊皮革來保護刀。
Johnstone先生居住在Penicuik，擁有自己的網路通信業務，他將自己的發現從Deanburn
樹林帶到了愛丁堡的獨立專家。“他知道那是中世紀時期的，但他沒有意識到這有多
早-他認為可能是16世紀。
https://imgur.com/H9cPeBK
“這是當時裝飾非常出色的物品。刀片上應該有銀色的葉子，手柄是青銅的，上面是金色
的。
“它本來屬於貴族或某個掌權大臣。
https://imgur.com/r2PIUzS
But after coming across some musket balls which confirmed his theory, he
unearthed something which turned out to be much older and unusual - a small,
highly-decorated knife and scabbard which has been dated between 1191 and
1273.
"When I found the knife it was covered in mud," he said. "The knife was stuck
inside the scabbard and I thought it was the top of a railing someone had cut
off.
"I showed it to a couple of people and one of my friends worked for
Midlothian council - he took it in to their archaeologist and straight away
she knew it was a knife.
“She advised us to heat it up slowly so we put it in the oven at a really
low heat with the door open. It was a pure Excalibur moment for me when I
pulled out the handle and there was a blade."
There were also two pieces of leather inside the scabbard to protect the
knife.
Mr Johnstone, who lives in Penicuik and has his own data communications
business, took his find from Deanburn woods to an independent expert in
Edinburgh. "He knew it was from the medieval period, but he didn't realise
how early it was - he thought maybe 16th century.
"After that I realised I had better report it to Treasure Trove - but they
dismissed it as a 'relatively modern item'."
Undeterred, he paid to have it carbon-dated privately and was told it could
be over 800 years old, originating between 1191 and 1273.
"I wasn't expecting it to come back with such an early date."
He passed the carbon-dating details to Treasure Trove and the knife is due to
be considered by the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel.
Mr Johnstone said the knife was about the same size as a skean dhu. "The
blade is only about three inches and it's a high-grade, hollow-ground blade.
Craig Johnstone had only been metal-detecting for six months when he found
the knife
"It's a very highly decorated item for its time. The blade would have had
silver leaf on it, the handle is bronze would have been covered in gold.
“It would have belonged to a nobleman or someone of some substance.
“This is an important item. There's never been one found before that's as
early as this.”
Mr Johnstone had only been metal-detecting for about six months when he made
his discovery. He has since found a bronze age spearhead which has been dated
around 1500 BC and he received ￡200 for it.
But he says: “None of this is about the money or how much these things are
worth. It’s about Scottish history and the knife getting the recognition it
deserves.”
A Treasure Trove spokeswoman said: “This is a highly unusual object,
comprising of a blade with a hilt and a metal scabbard with leather inside.
While the leather and blade date from the medieval period, the hilt and
scabbard are unusual for the period.
“Treasure Trove are still carrying out investigations into the object. It
was due to be x-rayed as part of the investigation process, but this has
unfortunately been delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions.”
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5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://is.gd/2Vg3Hf
6.備註:
照短小的劍身看來如果不是暗器，就應該是梅林一系的巫師所使用的魔法短刀。