Little James remembered, “It went beep beep beep.” His dad dug. After excavating to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, he literally hit gold.
After that, we delved into the mud. There was gold. Only pirates have treasure maps, therefore we didn’t have one,” 3-year-old James told reporters.
James found a 500-year-old gold reliquary that was exquisitely carved with the names of the Magi and pictures of Christ and Saint Helena, according to The Guardian.
It might have originally held a relic of the cross and was once incredibly colorful, with enamel work filling in the inscriptions and decorating the piece.
It most likely fell from the neck of a wealthy and devout individual and remained hidden in the field for 500 years.
