Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Killgrove holds postgraduate degrees in anthropology and classical archaeology and was formerly a university professor and researcher.
The ultimate action-packed science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about the universeEngaging articles, amazing illustrations & exclusive interviewsA metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock that's one of a kind.Measuring just under half an inch in diameter, the tiny lock was identified by metal detector in a field in Westphalia, a region of northwestern Germany, in 2023.
Experts at LWL immediately recognized the gold lock as a miniature version of regular locks made in the Roman provinces in the third and fourth centuries. They would have been used to protect wooden chests similar to today's jewelry boxes, according to the statement.Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.
The mechanism is largely complete but shows signs of damage."Someone had obviously poked around in the lock at the time, probably to break it open or remove a blockage," Fried said.Barbara Rüschoff-Parzinger
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