That week we found a Roman coin hoard under a parking lot in York

We were digging a test pit for a new building when the metal detector went crazy. We pulled up over 200 silver denarii from the 2nd century AD in just three days. Some people think we should stop and call in a full team, but others want to keep digging before the rain comes. What's the right call when you hit something big like this?

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kai4631h ago

Hold up, you found over 200 silver coins and you're still debating whether to keep digging? That's a full-on archeological site now, not just a construction hole. The rain can wait, but messing up that context is forever. You gotta stop and get the pros in there with their brushes and grids.