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Ancient coins
- In 2011, workers on a construction site in Suzhou, China discovered some 200,000 ancient coins in the bottom of a well.
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Ancient coins
- The coins are believed to have belonged to a wealthy family. It's estimated that the coins date back to the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE).
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World War I medal
- In 1984, British community police officer Pete Carson discovered a World War I medal while cleaning a well at Inverness Castle, in Scotland.
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World War I medal
- After some detective work, he managed to discover the name of the owner: Private William Smellie Hogg.
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World War I medal - Carson took to Facebook and managed to track down Private Hogg's grandson and give him the medal!
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A tiger
- In 2016, residents from the village of Khava in India incredibly found a tiger in a well!
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A tiger
- It turned out it was a three-year-old tiger called Lighting, that had escaped from the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve and fell into the well.
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A tiger
- Everything ended up fine, despite the 20-foot (6 m) fall. The animal was rescued and, surprisingly, suffered minor injuries.
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Ancient rockets
- In 2008, 100 missiles dating back to the 18th century were found in a well in Shivamogga, India.
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Ancient rockets
- The rockets belonged to the Mysore kingdom, and were used during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, which started in 1767.
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Arch
- While cleaning up ancient garbage in a well in Bidar, India, a group of workers discovered a 10-foot-tall (3 m) arched doorway at the bottom.
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Arch
- It is estimated that the structure was part of an underground drinking water system dating back to the 1300s.
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A sword
- In 2013, two swords were discovered in Kottakkal, India. The twist? They were both European medieval swords.
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A sword
- The origins of the swords remain unknown. They could have been from the Portuguese, who were in the area in the 1500s, or possibly even an artifact from the 18th-century Anglo-Mysore wars.
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King's words
- Archaeologists discovered an interesting find in a well full of ancient garbage in Karkemish, between Syria and Turkey.
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King's words
- They found clay fragments with the words of King Sargon II. The deposed king probably had his words cast into the well by orders of the new king, Nebuchadnezzar II.
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Algonquian symbols
- In 2010, a stone tablet was found in a well in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Algonquian symbols
- The tablet contained Algonquian symbols, drawings of plants, animals, and people. The Algonquian alphabet might have been used by European explorers, trying to communicate in the local language.
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Oil
- In 2016 a number of local people in Bihar, India noticed that the water in an old well had turned into oil, so they called up the authorities.
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Oil
- It turned out it was indeed oil, but those who made the discovery did not get one rupee richer, as the government took charge of the well straight away.
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Ancient shipping tag
- Archaeologists discovered a 400-year-old lead shipping tag at the bottom of a well at James Fort on Jamestown Island, Virginia.
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Ancient shipping tag
- Weirdly enough, NASA sent the tag during a mission on the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It supposedly was a symbol of exploration, as it had once traveled between England and Jamestown.
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Human remains
- In 2014, archaeologists made an unexpected discovery during the excavation of a 9th-century Roman village called Intaranum: the remains of 20 to 30 people in one of the wells.
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Human remains
- The reason is still unknown, but it is possible that these people were victims of a Vikings pillage, or indeed died of a disease.
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Ancient shoe
- A 2,000-year-old Roman shoe was found in Saalburg, a fort in Germany.
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Ancient shoe
- You can find this ancient Roman shoe at the Saalburg Museum. Sources: (Grunge)
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Ancient coins
- In 2011, workers on a construction site in Suzhou, China discovered some 200,000 ancient coins in the bottom of a well.
© Shutterstock
1 / 27 Fotos
Ancient coins
- The coins are believed to have belonged to a wealthy family. It's estimated that the coins date back to the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE).
© Shutterstock
2 / 27 Fotos
World War I medal
- In 1984, British community police officer Pete Carson discovered a World War I medal while cleaning a well at Inverness Castle, in Scotland.
© Shutterstock
3 / 27 Fotos
World War I medal
- After some detective work, he managed to discover the name of the owner: Private William Smellie Hogg.
© Shutterstock
4 / 27 Fotos
World War I medal - Carson took to Facebook and managed to track down Private Hogg's grandson and give him the medal!
© Shutterstock
5 / 27 Fotos
A tiger
- In 2016, residents from the village of Khava in India incredibly found a tiger in a well!
© Shutterstock
6 / 27 Fotos
A tiger
- It turned out it was a three-year-old tiger called Lighting, that had escaped from the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve and fell into the well.
© Shutterstock
7 / 27 Fotos
A tiger
- Everything ended up fine, despite the 20-foot (6 m) fall. The animal was rescued and, surprisingly, suffered minor injuries.
© Shutterstock
8 / 27 Fotos
Ancient rockets
- In 2008, 100 missiles dating back to the 18th century were found in a well in Shivamogga, India.
© Getty Images
9 / 27 Fotos
Ancient rockets
- The rockets belonged to the Mysore kingdom, and were used during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, which started in 1767.
© Getty Images
10 / 27 Fotos
Arch
- While cleaning up ancient garbage in a well in Bidar, India, a group of workers discovered a 10-foot-tall (3 m) arched doorway at the bottom.
© Shutterstock
11 / 27 Fotos
Arch
- It is estimated that the structure was part of an underground drinking water system dating back to the 1300s.
© Shutterstock
12 / 27 Fotos
A sword
- In 2013, two swords were discovered in Kottakkal, India. The twist? They were both European medieval swords.
© Shutterstock
13 / 27 Fotos
A sword
- The origins of the swords remain unknown. They could have been from the Portuguese, who were in the area in the 1500s, or possibly even an artifact from the 18th-century Anglo-Mysore wars.
© Shutterstock
14 / 27 Fotos
King's words
- Archaeologists discovered an interesting find in a well full of ancient garbage in Karkemish, between Syria and Turkey.
© Getty Images
15 / 27 Fotos
King's words
- They found clay fragments with the words of King Sargon II. The deposed king probably had his words cast into the well by orders of the new king, Nebuchadnezzar II.
© Getty Images
16 / 27 Fotos
Algonquian symbols
- In 2010, a stone tablet was found in a well in Jamestown, Virginia.
© Shutterstock
17 / 27 Fotos
Algonquian symbols
- The tablet contained Algonquian symbols, drawings of plants, animals, and people. The Algonquian alphabet might have been used by European explorers, trying to communicate in the local language.
© Getty Images
18 / 27 Fotos
Oil
- In 2016 a number of local people in Bihar, India noticed that the water in an old well had turned into oil, so they called up the authorities.
© Shutterstock
19 / 27 Fotos
Oil
- It turned out it was indeed oil, but those who made the discovery did not get one rupee richer, as the government took charge of the well straight away.
© Shutterstock
20 / 27 Fotos
Ancient shipping tag
- Archaeologists discovered a 400-year-old lead shipping tag at the bottom of a well at James Fort on Jamestown Island, Virginia.
© Shutterstock
21 / 27 Fotos
Ancient shipping tag
- Weirdly enough, NASA sent the tag during a mission on the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It supposedly was a symbol of exploration, as it had once traveled between England and Jamestown.
© Shutterstock
22 / 27 Fotos
Human remains
- In 2014, archaeologists made an unexpected discovery during the excavation of a 9th-century Roman village called Intaranum: the remains of 20 to 30 people in one of the wells.
© Shutterstock
23 / 27 Fotos
Human remains
- The reason is still unknown, but it is possible that these people were victims of a Vikings pillage, or indeed died of a disease.
© Shutterstock
24 / 27 Fotos
Ancient shoe
- A 2,000-year-old Roman shoe was found in Saalburg, a fort in Germany.
© Shutterstock
25 / 27 Fotos
Ancient shoe
- You can find this ancient Roman shoe at the Saalburg Museum. Sources: (Grunge)
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Tigers and other bizarre things found in wells
You'll be surprised by many of these discoveries
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Wells have been used for millennia to get water from underground. But sometimes they have more than just water at the bottom! And we're not talking about people who accidentally (or not) fall into wells, but about the many weird and wonderful things that have been discovered throughout the years in wells.
From swords to tigers, in this gallery we list some of the most bizarre things ever found in wells. Click on!
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