Two detectorists hoped the 14th Century ring would sell for between £25,000 and £30,000.

They have no idea why.

The ring may have belonged to a woman who became the canoness of a priory in the 14th Century.

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The book aims to present the sequence of change within archaeology as it was practiced in Africa from the nineteenth century until the present day

Archaeologists uncovered the Andes' oldest known spear-throwers on Chile's Atacama coast from about 5,000 years ago.

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The metal detectorist who found the ring says the sale is "beyond anything he could have imagined".

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