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The celtic torc disappears in the migration period but during the viking age torc style metal necklaces now mainly in silver came back into fashion.
It is an incredible discovery because examination revealed the precious artifacts are the earliest example of iron age gold ever found in britain.
The duration of the iron age varies depending on the.
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Although the use of iron was known to exist in the middle east as long ago as 4 000 bc the knowledge and use of it did not spread to the celts in britain until around 800 bc.
This allows us to form a detailed picture of jewelry worn in those days.
The iron age 1200 bc 400 ad iron age grave sites show us corpses that were fully dressed and ornamented.
The treasures of the tomb in the champagne region are fitting for one of the highest elite of the end of the first iron age the french archaeological agency inrap told the connexion a french english language newspaper.
For the iron age celts the gold torc seems to have been a key object identifying the wearer as a person of high rank and many of the finest works of ancient celtic art are torcs.
The ancient hittites came from an area we now know as modern day turkey and kept.
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The ancient treasure found in december 2016 in a field in staffordshire england consists of four twisted.