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Archaeologists rejoice at the beautiful finds from cliffside tombs at Munkedal in Bohuslän, including an unusual golden charm whose origin sets the imagination in motion.
The partially damaged pavement was discovered this spring at Foss. Last month, the excavations were completed.
At the bottom of the burial mound there was an oval well just over two meters long, according to archaeologists who are part of the State Historical Museums.
It was during the last day, and during the last stone we raised, that we found a space in this tomb with a fantastic gold pendant along with the bronze buckles. Beautifully carved as safety pins and also remnants of tooth enamel, says responsible archaeologist Pia Claesson to Bohusläningen.
The gold find is estimated to be between 1,800 and 2,000 years old. The fact that the person is buried, not cremated, in gold jewelry and a suit with bronze buckles indicates a higher status, according to Pia Claesson.
The charms, just over four centimeters long, are pear-shaped and have gold threads applied to them. The shape indicates an origin in the eastern Mediterranean or around the Black Sea. Did you come here through trade or was a long distance craftsman installed in the area or had the person in the tomb been traveling south?
Northerners most likely learned to manufacture elsewhere and opened a workshop at home, according to archaeologists.
Tooth enamel must be analyzed in a US laboratory Archaeologists await answers about the gender, age, place of origin, and place of growth of the prominent grave person.
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