May
26
/ 2021
Archaeologists digging in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany recovered a most uncommon item. Inside a 3,800-year-old grave, dating to the Early Bronze Age, they found a small, spiral-shaped gold ornament made from real gold wire. As it turns out, this gold ornament is the oldest precious metal object ever excavated in that part of Germany, according to a University of Tübingen press release. The expedition that recovered the gold ornament was organized by Professor Raiko Krauss, an archaeologist from the University of Tübingen, and Dr. Jörg Bofinger, from the Baden-Württemberg State Office for Cultural Heritage Management. The grave and its contents were found in the Reusten district of the town of Ammerbuch, 4.5 miles (7 km) from the
