Two gold necklaces dating from around 2,500 years ago have been found by chance in northwestern Spain by a worker for a local water company.
Sergio Marciandi was working in Cavandi, Asturias, on August 29 when he spotted a gold necklace among some rocks. He got word to Pablo Arias, a professor of prehistoric archeology at the University of Cantabria, who recounted the story of the find to CNN on Wednesday. Arias traveled to the scene along with experts from the Asturias Archaeological Museum and carried out an initial investigation, which uncovered a second necklace that had been broken into several pieces, he said.
“We have very precise information about where they were found,” said Arias. “It’s quite exceptional.” The discovery opens up many potential fields of study, he said, which could shed new light on a period about which little is known. As things stand, the necklaces show signs of wear on areas that would have been in contact with the wearer’s skin and clothes. “We know that they were used,” said Arias.
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