Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

wakka55 t1_j7daljs wrote

Reply to comment by johnpseudonym in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn

They mined and purified this extremely heavy substance just to bury it for someone centuries later to dig up? tf were they thinking

−1

Lybychick t1_j7dk2po wrote

This very heavy substance that was used in a variety of manners throughout the home and farm … inside plumbing was sealed with lead, firearms used lead projectiles, fishermen used lead weights, etc. Lead can be easily melted and shaped and imprinted with wording.

6

_Rainer_ t1_j7dziq0 wrote

They were traditionally buried so they wouldn't be disturbed. They'd record its position and then put it deep enough that people weren't likely to disturb it with a plow or things like that.

2