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Silver Treasures consisting of over 100 objects of silver
Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of silver in a field of a farm in the North-East of Scotland, while they searched a prehistoric archaeological site.
It was a stunning vintage Silver artifacts from the old, a hidden treasure after about a Millennium and a half, a treasure which contains both objects intact, as well as many small fragments of silver.
Half the hoard consists of pieces of silver less than 1 cm.
Similar treasures have been unearthed in Denmark and Germany.
We do not expect any in the most daring dreams of ours to find over 100 objects of silver. Scotland has been the realm of enigmatic people known as picți. barbarians, they certainly had a knack for war, being in constant conflict with the Romans, but also for the stone carving and processing of silver , noted the researchers.
Silver was stored in a stone circle, which had over 2000 years old at the time of ingroparii's treasure. It is possible that the silver had been a religious sacrifice.
Whatever may have been the goal, are objects of the elite, who belonged to the most powerful members of society. We do not always idea how rich society has been in the past. Such hoards gives us an idea about this issue. There's a lot more than we appreciate the glow , noted the researchers.
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