One of the torcs found in Asturias.Museo Arqueológico de AsturiasMuseo Arqueológico de Asturias
Posted on 09/15/2023 10:14:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A worker at a local water company in Spain discovered two gold necklaces thought to date back 2,500 years.
Sergio Narciandi was working on some pipes in the municipality of Cavandi in Asturias, northwest Spain on August 29 when he spotted a gold necklace among rocks, El País reported.
Picking up the gleaming object, he realized it was a torc—an ancient neck ornament similar to necklaces that was typically worn by nobles. He then discovered another similar piece of jewelry. They are thought to be from the Iron Age.
According to the newspaper ‘El País’, he picked him up and called the civil guard to give him instructions on what to do. They recommended that he notify the authorities and soon the professionals from the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, María Antonia Pedregal and Ángel Villa, and the professor of Prehistory at the University of Cantabria, Pablo Arias Cabal, arrived...
These pieces are extremely important, as they allow us to learn a little more about the customs of the time, its technology, its cultural roots, and its social organization, according to Ángel Villa, an expert at the Archaeological Museum of Asturias.
Dating the objects is difficult, but archaeologists believe they are unlikely to be more than 2,500 years old. Torcs were usually made of expensive materials and were most commonly worn by Celtic and Germanic nobles...
There were no other archaeological artifacts found around the same area.
(Excerpt) Read more at arkeonews.net ...
One of the torcs found in Asturias.Museo Arqueológico de AsturiasMuseo Arqueológico de Asturias
and no mention of anything more than a thank you...
Poorly written headline:Spanish Water Worker discovered 2,500-Year-Old two Gold Necklaces, should read: Spanish Water Worker discovered two 2,500-Year-Old Gold Necklaces
No one cares.
I think if you gave that to AOC, she’d try to plug it in.
I see people with torcs every day. This one is missing the retractable ear buds.
Look Egyptian to me. Pharaoh reported one missing?
The Monkees had just the one.
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