It was the find of a lifetime.

Eleven rings and two medallions, up for sale in a Chilliwack thrift shop for $30, are believed to be medieval or Roman artifacts, dating back potentially thousands of years.

The collection is now in the care of SFU’s Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

The university said that a customer with an archaeology background was browsing at the Thrifty Boutique when they alerted the store’s volunteers to the potential significance of the items.

The items will form part of a new archaeology course, where students will get to analyze the designs and materials and help determine when and where they came from.

“This is an incredibly exciting donation and an amazing opportunity for students here at SFU,” Sabrina Higgins, associate professor, Global Humanities and A

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