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An archaeological student from the American state of Florida discovered a rare 9th value of the gold object in her first excavation in the UK.
A student, Yara Souza, revealed a medieval gold medal in 90 minutes during excavations spent by Northumberland Northumberland in the Northumberland University.
“I could not believe that I found something so fast in my first excavations. It was a rather exciting and slightly shocking experience, ”said the Daily Mail sauce.
According to the university, an object, starting from the 800s, has a length of about 4 cm and has a decorative decoration at one end. The track was found near the route of Der -Strith Street, an important road connecting York with Edinburgh during the Roman Empire.
This road continued to be used even after the fall of Rome and became part of the A68 highway, which today extends from Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, to North -East England.
According to experts, the gold object could be religious or ritual. Gold was a high -profile material used by the elite of that time, and the stroke connected two important religious centers.
James Jerrard, a professor of Roman archeology at the University of Newcasl and the head -professor at Souza, said: “This is an exciting discovery of excellent quality. I am happy for the Yar, who made such a conclusion at the beginning of her career. ”
Jerrard also noted that Der -Strite was an important route during the post after he said: “This object shows that people of high prestige continued to use the road. Perhaps he was intentionally buried, ”he said.
Suza studies archeology at the University of Newcasl. Recalling that he could not participate in the excavations of the Roman fortress in Birdoswald last year from the illness, he said: “It was incredible to find that I had not seen the light of advertisements for more than a thousand years after the expectation of the year. I am literally a fainting. “