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Spanish Water Worker discovered 2,500-Year-Old two Gold Necklaces
Arkeonews woncha come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonight ^ | September 14, 2023 | Oguz Kayra

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 ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: celtiberians; celts; gauls; godsgravesglyphs; gold; iberia; ironage
One of the torcs found in Asturias.
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1 posted on 09/15/2023 10:14:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 09/15/2023 10:14:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

and no mention of anything more than a thank you...


3 posted on 09/15/2023 10:31:10 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: SunkenCiv
A Celtic Torc...


4 posted on 09/15/2023 10:39:12 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: SunkenCiv

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


5 posted on 09/15/2023 10:47:03 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Ge0ffrey

No one cares.


6 posted on 09/15/2023 11:11:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I think if you gave that to AOC, she’d try to plug it in.


7 posted on 09/15/2023 11:22:17 AM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: SunkenCiv

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1018538.The_Golden_Torc

Excellent sci-fi series!


8 posted on 09/15/2023 11:22:42 AM PDT by Notthemomma ( )
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To: SunkenCiv

I see people with torcs every day. This one is missing the retractable ear buds.


9 posted on 09/15/2023 11:34:58 AM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole. You had so much to offer, why didya offer your sou?)
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To: SunkenCiv

Look Egyptian to me. Pharaoh reported one missing?


10 posted on 09/15/2023 11:53:17 AM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: Honest Nigerian
"Look Egyptian to me. Pharaoh reported one missing?"
Torcs are mostly associated with Celtic cultures.
11 posted on 09/15/2023 5:25:13 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: I-ambush

The Monkees had just the one.


12 posted on 09/15/2023 10:22:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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