Incredible tale of Melville House where, over a 30-year period, pupils uncovered treasures of antiquity In 1952, a schoolboy was digging up potatoes, assisting a gardener in the grounds of his school in Fife as part of a punishment. He stumbled across a bulbous shape that he initially mistook for a potato, only to discover later that he had found an Egyptian masterpiece made some 4,000 years ago. The idea of finding ancient treasures buried in the Scottish countryside, rather than beneath the sa...
That's not a potato: mystery of Egyptian treasures found buried in grounds of Scottish school
The Guardian - 19 Nov 2023 12:00
Incredible tale of Melville House where, over a 30-year period, pupils uncovered treasures of antiquity In 1952, a schoolboy was digging up potatoes, assisting a gardener in the grounds of his school in Fife as part of a punishment. He stumbled across a bulbous shape that he initially mistook for a potato, only to discover later that he had found an Egyptian masterpiece made some 4,000 years ago. The idea of finding ancient treasures buried in the Scottish countryside, rather than beneath the sa...
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