At Kew, a pile of large iron nails rusted together show that boat building and repair went on, and pieces of 17th-century slipware mingle with Tudor pot handles.

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Metal detector enthusiasts discovered about 3, 800 coins, dating back to the 3rd Century, in a clay pot at Bredon Hill, near Evesham, last year in June.

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Cannibalism has fascinated visitors to Brazil ever since Hans Staden, an explorer, escaped a Tupinamba stew pot in the 16th century.

ECONOMIST: Brazilian art

About 3, 800 coins, dating back to the 3rd Century, were found in a clay pot.

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Today she owns roughly half a dozen pieces of his work, including hyacinths spilling out of an 18th-century basket, a white rose plant in a clay pot, and a bouquet of clematis.

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