On: Teenagers Stayed Overnight at Their School and Found Hidden Ancient Roman Ruins

[Torkel]

Fun fact: back in 1600s the Swedish government wanted to make our old history grander than perhaps it had been. As part of that they instituted a law that if you find gold or ancient things on your grounds you would be paid more than the worth of it if you brought it in: https://www.icomos.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1666-Placat...

It lead to many treasures reaching museums etc instead of being melted down! It's still in effect, and still pays higher-than-melting prices: https://www.raa.se/kulturarv/arkeologi-fornlamningar-och-fyn...

[0xblinq → Torkel]

There’s a reason Nordic countries do so well and are a real “first world”. They’re smart. In the good sense.

[Lio → 0xblinq]

“First world”?

First world is a political term meaning non-aligned with the West or Communist states during the Cold War.

Historically, Sweden was a non-aligned country. The very definition of a “third-world” country.

[csomar → Lio]

That's the original definition. I think now first, second, third are used to annotate which level of development a country is at. Especially that now, not all developing countries are equal.

[NuclearPM → 0xblinq]

This is a weird comment.

[rcbdev → NuclearPM]

I'd argue that this (your) comment is much weirder. Could you provide a reason or point us at least to what you find so particularly weird?

[thaumasiotes → Torkel]

> As part of that they instituted a law that if you find gold or ancient things on your grounds you would be paid more than the worth of it if you brought it in

> It's still in effect, and still pays higher-than-melting prices

But the melting price of an ancient bronze sword is nothing. Most ancient artifacts have no material value.