The find has been described by archaeologists as “a once-in-a-lifetime find”. It concerns Darling Harpolea necklace with at least 30 gold pearls and precious stones dating back to the 14th century.
Experts from the London Museum of Archeology (MOLA, for its acronym in English) have found the relic of 1,300 years during excavations in the city of Northamptonshire, England.
invaluable historical artifact
Levente-Bence Balázshead of the excavation carried out in the area for the construction of houses, he said: “When the first glimmers of gold began to appear, we knew it was something important.”
According to the British Museum, the necklace dates to between 630 and 670 AD c.. Also, she has awesome accounts with precious stones and Roman gold coins.
But what never ceases to attract attention is the central piece, the largest and most elaborate element of the relic, a square medal with a cross inside.
Called Darling Harpole by specialists in honor of the place, it was found together with the remains of a woman and funerary objects, scattered around RT.
“This discovery is truly a discovered once in a lifetimeit’s the kind of thing you read in textbooks and not something you expect to see come out of the ground,” said Simon Mortimer, an archeology consultant with RPS groups, who helped with the excavations.
What will they do with the necklace?
According to the RPS Group statement, necklaces from this era have previously been discovered in other parts of England, but none are as ornate as Harpole’s.
“The find is of international importance e will be given to the nation“, they confirm.
Source: Clarin
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