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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Apr 30, 2021, 01:34 PM

Title: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Duncan Head on Apr 30, 2021, 01:34 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56943432
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Nick Harbud on Apr 30, 2021, 02:11 PM
If you go down to the woods today....

:P
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Jim Webster on Apr 30, 2021, 02:13 PM
Quote from: Duncan Head on Apr 30, 2021, 01:34 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56943432

I think we're so used to the wonders of stratigraphy that we forget how close to the surface the bronze age can be. We have a field never ploughed where you get to the bronze age by doing little more than stripping off the turf.
And in that layer you can find tractor lynch pins and musket balls in the 'wrong order' because a passing vehicle has pressed one down further than the other  :)
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Imperial Dave on Apr 30, 2021, 06:43 PM
its a good point re unfarmed land....
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: DougM on Apr 30, 2021, 07:35 PM
That 'ankle ring' looks rather clumsy.. I wonder what it was actually for?
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Imperial Dave on Apr 30, 2021, 07:46 PM
agreed....would be somewhat difficult to wear
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Mark G on May 01, 2021, 06:01 AM
Early form of ASBO tagging, I think.

Make it obvious the wearer is up to no good
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Imperial Dave on May 01, 2021, 09:19 AM
surely ASBO correction in those days was an invitation to do a spot of bog snorkelling...with your hands tied behind your back
Title: Re: Surprise Bronze Age find in a Swedish forest
Post by: Jim Webster on May 01, 2021, 12:07 PM
I wonder if the 'ankle ring' is just the modern equivalent of 'a ritual object'