January 2010

Reward for tourists who handed in buried treasure from Stone Age Adam MacHale had always dreamed of finding treasure on Adam MacHale had always dreamed of finding treasure on his travels. But as the British holidaymaker scoured scoured the his travels. But as the British holidaymakerthe shallows of a beach in Brittany, he didn’t expect to find more than a few to find shallows of a beach in Brittany, he didn’t expect pretty seashells. more than a few pretty seashells.
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Even when something greenish-coloured caught his eye in the sea off Petit when something greenish-coloured he had found in Even Rohu beach he believed that, at best,caught his eye a clam shell.
the sea off Petit Rohu beach he believed that, at best, he It turned out to be shell. had found a clam a Stone Age axe – one of four he found in what French It turned out to be a Stone Age axe - one of four he found in what French experts are hailing as an exceptional Now Mr MacHale and Sonia Hoba, his French girlfriend, have been archaeological discovery. put forward for a prize from the Ministry of Culture for donating the Now Mr MacHale and Sonia Hoba, his French girlfriend, have been put forward for a prize from the Ministry of Officials say they deserve the reward, which could be as much as Culture for donating the neolithic axes to the state. much as £23,800, for resisting the temptation to keep the objects or to sell them

experts are hailing as an exceptional archaeological discovery.

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neolithic axes to the state.

£23,800, for resisting the temptation to keep the objects or to sell them to a private they deserve the reward, which could be as Officials saycollector. “They behaved really well and responsibly, like good citizens should,” said Emmanuelle Vigier, to a private collector. 15 curator at Carnac Museum of Prehistory in Southern Brittany, where the axes went on display this week. behaved really well and responsibly, like good citizens should,” said “They Mr MacHale, 38, a...