Man Digs Up Old Key In His Backyard, Then An Expert Tells Him Not To Use It

Hitting Something Hard

He didn’t get very far, though. About half a foot down, the shovel struck metal. Tom knelt and scraped the dirt away with his fingers.

He expected a pipe or an old nail. Instead, he pulled out the strangest little object. It was cold and clearly shaped by human hands. “What is that?”