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A ‘Kru ring’ found in a thrift shop in the Netherlands

Posted on 18 October 2017 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

An extraordinary find Last week I received a letter from a fellow-Dutchman who lives in a remote region of the Netherlands. He wrote me that he had found a strange object in a local thrift shop. Attracted by its shape, … Continue reading →

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