On 25 July 2024, Guardian We are informed of the end of an extraordinary investigation. Indeed, in June 2024, The National Museum of Ireland Two 4000 year old ax heads were found. Carefully wrapped, they sent anonymously … in a porridge.

Experts at the museum set out to find the sender, because if the items received were historical pieces, they needed to know where they were found.

This invention was made by a farmer

The mystery was eventually solved and the investigation led to Thomas Dunn, a farmer from County Westmeath in the Irish Midlands.

The museum was discovered and then interrogated The Irish Times, he said he made the discovery by chance while tending one of his fields. So, while getting into his harvester, he observed a piece of metal falling.

“Thinking that the harvester might be damaged, we started searching. So I asked someone with a metal detector to look for it, and that's how we found it.” he declared to the Irish newspaper.

A fortunate discovery, but one that may cause legal and financial problems for the farmer, especially in relation to the law in Ireland.

Illegality of metal detectors during archaeological research in Ireland

As recalled GuardianIrish law prohibits the use of metal detectors to conduct archaeological research unless express written permission is given.

Thus, Thomas Dunn could receive up to 3 months in prison and a fine of more than 60,000 euros. When the National Museum of Ireland received the porridge box containing the two ax heads, it launched an appeal for information about the find site.

And this, “Reasons range from ritual to supernatural” the Guardian quoted the museum's press release as saying. The cultural institution has verified all the information collected about the location of the find.will be treated as confidential.“

A place under study by researchers

Now that the mystery has been resolved, Thomas Dunn, who discovered the ax heads, will investigate the field, the British newspaper reported.

So experts have recorded the exact location of the find and will undergo excavation to learn more about the people who forged these axes 4,000 years ago.

Source: Guardian