Rare iron shackles and ritual treasures uncovered at ancient Gallic settlement
Researchers say the site yielded more than 90 artefacts, including metalworking tools, ritual offerings and five iron restraints linked to possible slave trading.
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5 'extremely rare' iron shackles discovered in France highlight Celtic slave trade 2,300 years ago
Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France — a discovery that suggests the small settlement was frequented by metalsmiths and slave traders.The "extremely rare" shackles were discovered in the town of Allonnes in France's Loire Valley in 2019, but the finds from the two-year-long excavation were announced to the public on July 9 in a translated statement from the French National Institute fo…
Rare iron shackles and ritual treasures uncovered at ancient Gallic settlement
Archaeologists have revealed new insights into a major Gallic settlement in western France, where excavations uncovered evidence of extensive metalworking, long-lived religious practices and what may be one of the clearest indications of the slave trade in Iron Age Gaul. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
There are finds that make archaeologists smile, and others that ice their blood. In the Loire Valley, in Allonnes, a team of INRAP in the midst of exploring a 2,300-year-old Celtic sanctuary thought to reveal the usual treasures of a place of worship: offerings, coins, objects [...] More
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