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Ancient gold treasures depicting Norse gods unearthed in Norway: "A very special find"
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-treasures-depicting-norse-gods-unearthed-norway-pagan-temple/
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Dozens of ancient gold-foil figures depicting images of Norse gods have been unearthed in Norway, archaeologists said, marking at least the third discovery of treasures in the country in recent weeks.
The tiny, thin gold-foil artifacts date back about 1,400 years to the Merovingian period in Norway, which began in 550 and lasted until about 800, experts say.
“This is a very special find,” archaeologist Kathrine Stene, who led the excavation, told Live Science.
“It’s extra special that we can link the gold foil figures to the various parts of the building’s construction,” Stene said.
Ingunn Marit Røstad, an archaeologist at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, told Science Norway she thinks more such treasures will be found.
Last month, a family searching for a lost gold earring in their garden with a metal detector discovered burial treasures from the Viking era.
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