The Mold Gold Cape circa 1,900-1,600bce
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BBC News North East Wales reports today that –
An archaeological dig on the site where a priceless Bronze Age gold cape was found has unearthed new finds. It had been thought nothing was left at the site at Mold, Flintshire after it was last excavated in 1953. But a community dig led by archaeologists has now turned up tiny burned fragments of bone and small pieces of pottery. They could turn out to be older than the Mold Gold Cape which was made 3,700 years ago from a single sheet of gold. The cape, which was discovered in 1833, is one of the British Museum’s most prized artefacts and it has been on show at Cardiff and Wrexham this summer. It was found with a skeleton in a burial site.
How the Cape may have been worn
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The latest discovery could mean the site had some significance further back than many expected, according to archaeologist Mark Lodwick, who is finds co-ordinator for Wales for the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Full article here.
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23/09/2013 at 5:55 pm
Jen
That is one of the most beautiful artifacts I have ever seen!
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25/09/2013 at 7:42 am
Carl
I was fortunate to see it in real life recently when it was in Cardiff. It is even more impressive when you see it for real. The detail is incredible – even if it had been made today
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