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Kirkhaugh

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Boys strike gold with ornament dig


Seems a second gold 'earing', this one interpreted as a hair ornament, that looks akin to the one found at Kirkhaugh in 1935.

Makes it one of the oldest bits of metal in Britain, dating back to the chalcolithic, around 2,300BCE.

http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/national-news/boys-strike-gold-with-ornament-dig-1-6766776
Hob Posted by Hob
5th August 2014ce

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