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.
|The ring was apparently buried underground during a period of political turmoil |
[Credit: Keystone/Sabine Bugmann]
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]