Finds from the Ahlum Hoard include a neck collar and fragments, amber beads, curl spiral, needle fragments, and fragments of an arm spiral.C. Wehrstedt, NLD
Posted on 04/23/2026 3:12:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
According to a Greek Reporter article, a collection of Bronze Age jewelry was discovered in northern Germany during the construction of a wind farm. The cache was lifted with surrounding soil from the site for excavation under laboratory conditions by researchers from the Lower Saxony State Office for Monument Preservation. The 3,000-year-old neck collars, arm spirals, sheet metal ornaments, and disc pins are thought to have belonged to at least three women. One necklace was made with more than 150 amber beads. The valuable deposit, which is known as the Ahlum Hoard, is thought to have been buried by local elites for religious reasons. Investigation of the 23-acre wind farm also uncovered traces of two dwellings built by the early farmers of the Linear Pottery Culture in the sixth millennium B.C.; groupings of buried dogs; Roman pottery; and a comb decorated with brass rivets dated to the fourth or fifth century A.D. To read about villages built by Bronze Age farmers over Alpine lakes, go to "Pioneers of Lakefront Living."
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Finds from the Ahlum Hoard include a neck collar and fragments, amber beads, curl spiral, needle fragments, and fragments of an arm spiral.C. Wehrstedt, NLD
That one little piece closely resembles a spring. Amazing workmanship.
I agree!
I used to 'do my eyes' like that in the 80's before my 'Girl Gang' and I went out dancing. Fun times!
I bet you looked Fabulous! 😉👍
I’m probably one of the last few on Earth that still LOVES Disco.
At 65, my sister STILL teases me endlessly about all of my ‘spandex’ and ‘sparkly’ clothes from that time, LOL!
Glory Days! :)
Excellent.
Rock On. 🕺🏻
That’s the plan. :)
I'm tilling mine this weekend. The weather in Detroit has finally turned the corner. :)
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You’re from my era.
My garden is mulched and ready to receive! Tomatoes and peppers have been moved to the greenhouse for growing on until planting time. Lots of tulips and daffs right now and just about every tree and shrub is blooming. LOVE this time of year! :)
It was a grand time to be a teen! :)
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