More than a Thousand 19th-Century Coins Found at an Archaeologist's House in Spain
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An archaeologist is being investigated in Tarragona for having appropriated an important set of pieces in various archaeological excavations, which he should have handed over to the administration. A joint investigation by the City Guard and the Mossos d'Esquadra has allowed to recover 243 boxes of archaeological material that he accumulated in the courtyard of his house, as well as another 35 boxes that he kept in the bar of Torredembarra that …
Among the objects found are more than a thousand copper coins minted in 1811 in northeastern Spain, a funerary stela that was embedded in the Roman wall, tiles and an amphora.
The archaeologist, whose company has participated in more than 450 excavations in Tarragona since 1991, is accused of crimes against historical heritage and misappropriation. Among the objects found by the authorities are more than a thousand copper coins minted in 1811.
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