Unearthed in a Canadian Thrift Store: Mysterious Middle Ages Artifacts Defy Explanation
Ethical dilemmas like these will also be part of the new course featuring that artifacts that will be offered in the fall of 2026. Ultimately, the museum decided to collect the items, accepting the risk that these artifacts could be much more modern than currently believed, or even forgeries.
“Even if these end up being forgeries, there’s still an interesting learning experience for the students in terms of going through an object systematically to determine whether it’s real, or a forgery, and questioning why forgeries continue to make their way into the antiquities market,” Higgins said.
For now, much remains unknown about these thrift store finds, but perhaps it’ll be up to the next generation of burgeoning archaeologists at SFU to help shed light on this historical mystery.
Next, read about 11 thrift store finds that turned out to be priceless artifacts. Then, learn about the “cursed” painting that was returned to a British thrift shop twice.
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