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The bronze artifacts, which include eight hand rings, two pins, eight axes and one spearhead, were found near the town of Budyně nad Ohří, about 50 km northwest of Prague, Radio Prague reported. International”.
The researchers believe that most of the items they found using metal detectors date back to around 1600. Ave. me
“Most of the objects belong to the Middle Bronze Age, only one ax belongs to an earlier period,” says Martin Trefný, docent of the Ripa Regional Museum and Jan Evangelist Purkyně University and curator of the collection. One ax is even older and dates to the Early Bronze Age.
“Axes could be used as tools or weapons. The latter function is also applicable to the tip of the spear, said the scientist. “Bracelets were forearm ornaments, and pins served either to fasten clothes or, for example, to shape women’s hairstyles.”
Archaeologists are still not sure why the treasure was buried – but they offer three versions.
“In the first case, these treasures could have been a sacrifice to the gods,” says M. Trefný. – In the second case, one could talk about an economic function, when the treasure is interpreted as, for example, a warehouse for manufacturers of certain items.”
Alternatively, the buried items may have reflected “a crisis situation when it was necessary to hide things – for example, from enemies,” another version suggests the scientist.
According to Mr. Trefný, the treasure could be worth “millions of crowns”. One million Czech crowns is approximately 40,000 euros.
“All the objects testify to the technological progress of bronze casters and processors in Central Europe 3,500 years ago,” says M. Trefný. – The composition of the treasure also helps to understand the warfare, craft techniques and modern fashion of the time. Given that the treasure may have had ritual significance, it may also shed some light on the religion of the time.”
In the near future, these found objects will be exhibited in the Podřipské Museum, located about 50 km north of Prague, Live Science writes.
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