Discovering Archeological Treasures near Grado

[VNwalking]

Walking the Primitivo?
This might be of interest, as it's nearby.
Finds like this are such interesting windows into how the places that we walk through have transformed over time:

‘Filomena’ y un tejón se aliaron para encontrar un tesoro arqueológico

Los investigadores creen que un mustélido desenterró en una cueva de Asturias el mayor conjunto de monedas romanas del norte de España, que varios expertos califican de “excepcional”

elpais.com

Here's the whole unfiltered story:

Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Revista especializada en la publicación de trabajos originales de investigación en Prehistoria y Arqueología. Es la publicación periódica más antigua de la UAM. Su enfoque abierto a cualquier temática y época pasada, hasta la más cercana, que sea objeto de la Ciencia arqueológica se abre a una...

revistas.uam.es

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I read Chrome's translation of the first article and then had to tell Peg about it. She was impressed but not by my telling of it. She read it 20 minutes earlier with Google News. So there are articles written in English about this find. You could search News for Asturias Roman coins badger.

 

[Tia Valeria]

Here are 2 links to English news of this. Ther are others but behind a pay-wall. So far as I know these 2 are free to view.
/badger-finds-one-largest-collections-coins

/Badger-uncovers-200-Roman-coins-Spanish-cave.html

 

[VNwalking]

Here are 2 links to English news of this

It's also in The Guardian:

Hungry badger may have uncovered Roman coins in Spanish cave

The ‘exceptional find’ was discovered only feet from a badger’s den in the northern region of Asturias

www.theguardian.com

 

[Theatregal]

"The winter of 2021 was cruelly harsh on the Iberian Peninsula. The storm Filomena had covered much of Spain with snow, making it extremely difficult for the badger to find berries, worms or small invertebrates to eat. It then came out of its burrow inside the cave of La Cuesta ( Berció, Grado, Asturias) to scratch and tucked its legs into a small crack open next to its shelter. He found nothing to feed on, just a set of metal parts. They were hard and cold, so he abandoned some in front of his lair."

Love how the El Pais story begins with setting the scene and giving all credit for the find to the badger I want to hear the continuing story of the badger!

 

[VNwalking]

I want to hear the continuing story of the badger!

Me too. I hope she found enough to eat, and managed to find another den when the pesky archaeologists came and took over.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I want to hear the continuing story of the badger!

Just so we are all on the same page:

How to tell the difference between a European and an American badger.

 

[Bradypus]

There's another thread running just now about whether you should walk alone or in company. I'm usually very much in the solo camp. But now the idea of walking with a companion badger is quite appealing. Quiet non-chatty creatures. Even more intimidating than a dog if you feel nervous and want some protection from possible malefactors. And now we learn that they can even pay their own way...

 

[DirtAmy]

pesky archaeologists

I promise we're lovely people

 

[VNwalking]

I promise we're lovely people

To all of us, you bet!

But not if you're a nearby badger. Not to mention all the ants and earthworms who've been so busy trying to bury what we build.