A Metal Detector Led This Hobbyist To Uncover Something He Never Anticipated

Door to Hell

Archeologists believed that the townspeople who once housed this cavern likely thought of it as a kind of gateway to the underworld. The markings were probably blessings to keep demons away from their location.  Researchers concluded that the scribbles were probably from around the 14th century. Not too unusual for Europe, but the markings revealed something deeper...

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