A Celtic settlement unearthed in the Czech Republic yielded over 22,000 bags of artifacts including gold coins, jewelry and pottery from the La Tène period, according to officials.
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ArchaeologistsunearthedamassivetroveofgoldcoinsintheCzechRepublic,mintedbyalong-lostcivilization—withthesitedescribedbyofficialsas“exceptional.”
ThediscoverywasannouncedbytheMuseumofEasternBohemiainHradecKrálové.TheCelticsettlementwasfoundalongtherouteofafuturehighway,theJulyreleasesaid.
ThesitedatesbacktotheLaTèneperiod,witharchaeologistsfindingthatthesettlementpeakedinroughlythesecondcenturyB.C.
ANCIENTROMANSOLDIER’SMONTHLYPAYCHECKUNEARTHEDINPRISTINECONDITIONINCOUNTRYSIDE
Itservedasa“supra-regionaltradeandproductioncenter”thatlinkedCentralEuropetofar-flungcornersoftheancientworld.
TheLaTèneperiodmarkedtheheightofCelticpowerinEurope,shortlybeforeRomanexpansionintotheregion.
Goldandsilvercoinswerediscoveredatthesite,alongwithamberand“proofofluxurypotteryproduction.”
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