and I use Google Earth

我使用 Google 地球

to find where ancient artifacts are buried.

尋找埋藏在地底下的古代文物

Most people, when they start detecting,

大多數人剛開始進行探測時

you find a nail.

通常會找到鐵釘

You find a beer can.

或是啤酒罐

Average stuff.

這類普通的東西

And then you find your first coin

但當你找到第一枚硬幣

and that's where the interest

就會開始產生興趣

starts to grab you.

而且會越來越著迷

I thought, "There's something in this,

我心想，替人安排探測挖寶之旅是大有可為的

organizing digs for people."

我心想，替人安排探測挖寶之旅是大有可為的

So I formed the Weekend Wanderers.

於是我創立了「週末漫遊者」

We quickly grew to be

我們的規模迅速拓展

the largest metal detecting club in the country.

很快就成為英國最大的金屬探測俱樂部

It's not just about finding things.

我們做的不只是找東西而已

It's research, conservation

更是研究、保護文物

and studying history.

以及瞭解歷史

When you're on the ground

當你站在地面上時

you cannot see

你看不到史前人類生活遺跡

where people from prehistory lived.

你看不到史前人類生活遺跡

So with Google Earth

有了 Google 地球

you can trace a crop mark

你就能追蹤作物標記

because it shows you

這是因為在 Google 地球中

signs of ancient occupation

會有古代生活的蛛絲馬跡

like buildings, roads.

像是建築物、道路等等

That's where the interesting stuff lies.

有趣的東西就藏在這些地方

Our most significant treasure find

我們目前最重大的發現

was in 2014 on our Christmas dig.

是在 2014 年的耶誕節挖寶活動

One of the guys came back

一名成員向我回報

and said, "Oh, I've got a hoard of coins."

他說：「我發現一堆硬幣。」

So I looked down the hole

於是我往洞裡看

and there were two or three

發現裡面有兩三堆的硬幣

stacked coins.

發現裡面有兩三堆的硬幣

And I said, "Oh my God,

我說：「我的天啊！這是盎格魯撒克遜硬幣。」

it's Anglo-Saxon."

我說：「我的天啊！這是盎格魯撒克遜硬幣。」

I had to go and tell the farm owner.

我得趕快告訴農場主人

He was busy with the sheep.

他當時正忙著牧羊

And he said, "Oh, yeah, whatever."

他說：「是喔，隨便啦。」

"We need to sort this out."

「我們得釐清一下情況。」

And he stood there with his mouth wide open

然後他目瞪口呆地站在那裡

couldn't believe what he was seeing.

無法相信自己的眼睛

It's a million pound hoard

一批價值上百萬英鎊的寶藏

on his table.

就擺在他的桌上

Ultimately it goes on display in the museum.

最後，這批寶藏成為博物館的展品

There's a lot more land to search.

還有許多土地等待我們探索

One day we might strike it big again

世事難料，我們可能又會有重大的發現

and I'm pretty sure it won't be long.

我有信心，這個夢想很快就會實現

To all those unearthing history

獻給所有發掘歷史的人

Search on.

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