[Lord Elrond]

Thank you Legolas, yes I knew of the passage in the UT but I guess my point is this, those bones must have been rotting for a long time and it seems hard to believe that after a thousand years the Elindimer and the chain could just simply be found after at least a thousand years among the reeds and vegatation. It seems more likely to me that after that many years it would be buried deep in the earth by then and I don't think Sauruman had any metal detectors. A more likely although not supported in any other way than probability is that someone else found the treasures and were either taken or given to Sauruman.