H5N1 County Donegal farmer has uncovered a quantity of aureate which Ireland’s National Museum believes could live on of archaeological significance.
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| The aureate rings may conduct keep served every bit a variety of ancient currency [Credit: Donegal County Museum] |
While detailed analysis of the regain volition conduct keep to a greater extent than time, initial observations betoken they could appointment from the Bronze Age or earlier, according to Maeve Sikora, Keeper of Irish Gaelic Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland. The Bronze Age came to an terminate to a greater extent than or less 1,000 years BC.
Ms Sikora travelled from Dublin yesterday to encounter Mr Witherow as well as sentiment the site of the find.
Saturday's regain was initially handed over to the Donegal county museum, however, the regain was idea to live on of such archaeological significance that it was dispatched to Dublin for total analysis.
Ms Sikora told The Irish Gaelic News the regain appeared to live on a “gold hoard” precisely farther item would non live on available until later. She said patch the 4 pieces appeared to live on inward the shape of bracelets, this could live on because of the agency inward which they were stored.
Mr Witherow said the aureate was establish patch a digger was existence used to drain a field.
“In all honesty, I can’t claim that it was me who establish it although I was at that topographic point when it was found. It was inward a champaign that I’ve leased as well as it was a fella who was helping the digger human being who establish it."
The Donegal human being said: “They were well-nigh 2 ft down, hidden nether a rock as well as they hold off similar bracelets. We weighed them as well as they’re well-nigh 1.7 ounces inward weight.”
Mr Witherow took the aureate domicile as well as cleaned it before showing it to friends every bit they tried to operate out what it was.
“I didn’t teach likewise carried away. In fact, they lay inward the dorsum of my machine for a while. But I showed it to a friend of mine who plant inward the jewellery trouble organization as well as when I saw the excitement inward her eyes I started thinking this is important.”
The expanse where the aureate was establish is rich inward antiquity. Within 5 miles of the find, stands the ancient Beltany Stone Circle close Raphoe which dates dorsum to pre-Christian times.
“This would live on a valley where people settled as well as moved through to places similar Beltany as well as Grianan (fort at Burt),” Mr Witherow said.
Source: The Irish Gaelic News [June 28, 2018]
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