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Llyn Cerrig Bach Hoard

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GLADMAN Jan 18, 2010 21:13:54

Replying to tjj

With similar deposits being found when clearing out the Llyn Fawr (near Hirwaun, South Wales) it does make you wonder how much else is still preserved at the bottom of those Welsh tarns? I mean, there's enough of 'em only visited by the occassional walker or fisherman. Hmm..

Those slave chains, though. Not a nice period, The Iron Age.

Branwen Jan 30, 2010 15:49:33

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GLADMAN wrote:

Those slave chains, though. Not a nice period, The Iron Age.

They only found animal bones there though, right? Thinking of Caesar's reports on what happened to prisoners of war that were kept as slaves...

I was reading up on Arthur's Seat area and read slavery was allowed to continue in the salt workers and coal miners till 1799. At least the Celts had laws governing the treatment of slaves which allowed them to get free again.