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'Beautifully preserved,' 3,000-year-old gold clasp unearthed by metal detectorist in UK (www.livescience.com)

submitted 9 months ago by GreyShuck to c/britisharchaeology

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An amateur metal detectorist in the United Kingdom has unearthed a "remarkable" 3,000-year-old gold clasp that would've been used to fasten clothing during the Late Bronze Age (1000 to 800 B.C.).

Jonathan Needham discovered the artifact while metal detecting in Staffordshire, a county in central England, according to a statement from The British Museum.

"Straight away people said it was 3,000-year-old gold and at that point we were able to celebrate," Needham told BBC News. "We were punching the roof at what we had found."

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that's the first Opti-grab

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

He hates these cans!