A fisherman near Stockholm went looking for bait and instead uncovered a medieval hoard hidden for safekeeping. County officials say a decayed copper cauldron held up to 20,000 silver coins, weighed about 13 pounds, and includes pieces stamped KANUTUS. Most pieces likely date to the 1100s, a century of shifting power in Sweden. The mix of coins and jewelry points to private wealth stashed quickly and never reclaimed. Sofia Andersson, antiquarian at the County Administrative Board in Stockholm, is coordinating the evaluation of the coins and other silver pieces. Archaeologists are documenting each artifact and mapping ... (full story)