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1,600 year old gold ring found in Switzerland’s Pratteln region


A gold ring was found in Switzerland’s region of Pratteln. Archaeologists date it during the 3rd c. AD and suggest that its rich owner had hid it in the ground during a period of turmoil.

1,600 year old gold ring found in Switzerland’s Pratteln region
The ring was apparently buried underground during a period of political turmoil 
[Credit: Keystone/Sabine Bugmann]
The ring, found during excavations near the Roman site of Augusta Raurica, was presented on Thursday by the archaeological authorities of the Swiss canton of Bale-Campagne.

According to the experts, the owner of the ring buried the precious object underground during the civil wars of the Gallic Empire period, between AD 260 and 274.

Source: Swissinfo [September 15, 2016]
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