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well what a day today, i didn't have the grandkids today and my eldest daughter hasn't got here either ???? so i went into Cardiff for some things, got back dinner time , my daughter was still not here, i'd noticed that my dead farmers field was not being harrowed yet, so i got changed, got my gear together and went up there before its too late.
wow, i'm glad it turned out this way, after half hr of only a couple of georgian grotts the tractor came in to harrow the field, as he came to the corner of the field i made my way to him for a chat, before i got there i noticed the end of a palstave Axehead sticking out from the ground, wowwwwwww. i know what that is i thought to myself, cleared a bit of soil from the and took a pic,.
it would be from the middle bronze age around 1500 B.C
 i spent some time up with his mother then showing it to her ect and asking permission to show it to the musem for recording ect, which she granted,
she's well pleased and the tractor driver, she's hanging on to it for a day or so to show the family, but said i can have it back then.
another farmer phoned when i was there and she was telling him about it, who knows, he may want me to search his next lol. being so honest too,

now then, seeing as i can't have the dead farmers boots or jacket or Quad bike ,( his son seems so happy on it going around seeing to the sheep, ) as they have decided not to sell the farm, but to try and keep it going together and train the 15 year old grandson up for it who's shown a big interest in doing it. it made me wonder; as a compensate instead, did he quide me to this axehead and even had it poking out of the ground so i wouldn't miss it lol.  hey, i wonder.
ALAN

Wow Al. that is an absolutely amazing find, and in brilliant condition. Well done indeed sir. You must be proud.

Goooooooooooood find Alan , Thats stunning fella .

What a cracking find Al - well done sir. You know what they say - where theres one theres more! I dare say that due to its fantastic condition - there may well be a hoard waiting to be found. When they are placed so close togther it stops damage, corrosion, etc. and that looks pretty prestine to me!

Congratulations

Neil

Looks like the one i found but mine has a loop Nice find al you will never forget that find i still class mine as the best find i ever made but mine was 14 inches down to find it on the top somebody must be looking down on you WELL DONE ;D

Thanks guys, yeah soo chuffed,  I didn't have time to hang around for long after Neil, had to get back to see if my daughter had turned up, she hasn't though.

 The tractor driver said its rain tomorrow so he hopes to be seeding it on Sunday i can go back then for another search,
 so either tomorrow or Sunday instead of taking the Grandkids swimming i hope to be back there for another search,
 Alan

Well done that man there. I have put the story together with the pics on my web page Alan, if you want me to take it off that is OK,mate.
http://detectoruser.co.uk

hi alana great find mate , i did tell you coming back from the last rally that your luck was changing

nice one alan mate great find.well done.

Thanks Charles,  no thats o.k. mate,  i still haven't got around to making another new website yet, don't know if i'll bother.

Kane, yes iv;e been getting out a little bit more recently   and getting back in tune with it.         
 cheers Now

 cheers Now
Alan

Superb find Al, and a good story too.
Well done.
John

Great find Alan - well done 8)

Cracking find Al!Looks to be in good nick too.
Al :) :)

you jammy git !!!.... ;D...only kidding alan !..very well found ,it's a lovely thing..and on the surface too ! fantastic... ;)....byron

arrr Adie,  yours would be a later one then with the loop,  about 1200 .BC,  good
 going though, especially at 14 inches deap,  wow i wouldn't have got that one mate lol.
 Alan

Fantastic find Alan, that would be a dream find for me :) Well done.

If you need help searching the rest of  the field I am available.  ;D

Morning Al - would you mind also popping the photo of it in the soil into our "In the Soil" section in the gallery? Its a cracking photo for the "In the soil" junkies to drool over! ;D

cheers mate

Neil

Well spotted Al , it was asking to be found that one, hope you can find the rest and post them up, good luck!!

a very nice find Alan, well spotted to . bet you are pleased to bits. :)

Thats super Al very well found my friend a great condition artifact

Would make my day to find something like that.

Am very pleased for you m8t.....PaulB.

ohh Thank you Maxine and Neil lol,  i could have done with your help this morning, iv'e been back there, but nothing today though,
iv'e thought since , i should have marked the spot, then when the harrow had been over it , dug a large hole to see if there were any deeper ones deeper than my machine will go doh,
 no time now he should be seeding it tomorrow now.

Neil  I did post it there last night i think,  iv'e just taken a pic of the other side  showing the single rib when i was up there.

 Thanks Paul,  all the best mate,  wow, it gives you a lift, i'll get the wine out later  lol
Alan

Very nice find AL found a axe head once it was of the flat type no more since hope you ,ve found a hoard good luck  :) mole

arrr yes Mole, the flat axes are the earlier ones,nice find mate , well done on that,don't it just give you a lift., i haven't found the rest yet, but who knows, one day maybe, he's supposed to be seeding it today, putting it back to grass, but they have gave me a tip off though about another part of the farm.
 i have found a hoard in the past, see my gallery,
http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=album;id=17 (http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=album;id=17)
 like you say,
 you just can't settle properly after, even after finding a single one,your head is just buzzing and you want to be here there and everywhere, lol

HI Millsey,  floated all the way home more like it,  felt as high as a kite mate lol.
orrrrr  pitty about that one you found hey, dohh it wasn't April foold day was it  lol
  Cheers now
 Alan

what a great hoard AL I,v e got a catalogue of bronze age finds mainly weapons somewhere in the house if I manage to get to a RARE  meeting in the near future I,ll bring it along mate ::) mole

wow Alan thats stunning dont forget to bring it with you club night Wed if you go

all the best
Phil

will do Phil,  i hope to be there if things slow down a bit,

I was at the farm on saterday and took the extra pic of the other side of it to add on
 The farmer was telling me that she had to go down the road  to some freinds house for something on friday evening, now they are both archaeologists aged about 40,  so she took the Axehead to show them,  can you believe this,  they said they have only seen 2 before, and they were locked up in a glass case and couldn't even hold them.
 they were realy pleased with seeing and being able to hold  mine, fantastic,  they may look over the field sometime to see if they can see any imported fint,
Alan

HI ALAN THINGS SEEM TO BE WORKING OUT FOR YOU  BUT ALAN WHAT YOU DOING
COLLABORATING WITH THE ENEMY YOU NAUGHTY BOY YOU HE HE   
  DES

Hi Alan

I think thats why i enjoying attenting Club meetings  (i cant think of any other reason  lol) and go Detecting youd never be able to see and hold some beautiful items anywhere else
I bet it was a real treat for them

keep us posted alan interesting to see what else is there

all the best
Phil
 

Des,  now read agin mate,  it wasn't me but the farmer,

yes Phil ok,  its supposed to be raining tomorrow again. but if it turns out to be dry and he haven't had a chance to seed yet i may have another go with the moisture about,
 if it has i'll see about going to another field some distance away but go across the pasture on the same line,
Alan

 I attended the funeral of the dead farmer yesterday in Llandaff Cathedral, there were hundreds there,  then we went to the Thornhill Crematorium, then back up this way to a Country club  for a Grande buffet,  Nice too,  you would have loved it Phil,  you like your food as much as me mate lol.
had to say thank you for leading me to that axehead and for some other info he gave me about another part of the farm

If you knew there was buffet you could have invited me ;0( shesh lol
I think i can still fit im my black suit  lol

yeah, i could have Phil,  who'd have noticed  lol,  though the farmer did come for a chat, and her daughter later,  they may have wondered who you were lol