In June 2018, Norman Witherow, a farmer in County Donegal, Ireland, decided to dig a sewer. While digging, he suddenly saw something shining in the dirt. After pushing the dirt away, Norman Witherow discovered 4 gold bracelets. He took them home to clean.
The next day, Norman Witherow took the bracelets to his friend's jewelry store for appraisal. His friend said the bracelets were antiques and advised him to report them to the Donegal County Council. The local council contacted the Museum and asked them to send a team of archaeologists to examine them.
While digging a sewer, the farmer found a treasure of four gold rings. (Photo: 163)
According to the test results, these bracelets are made of solid gold. The total weight of the 4 bracelets is up to 4kg. In addition to the main ingredient of gold, the bracelets also contain small amounts of silver and copper.
They date back to the Bronze Age (2,500 – 800 BC) or possibly even earlier. They are quite similar to some Bronze Age gold artifacts that have been excavated in Ireland in the past.
According to archaeologists, these four gold bracelets could be jewelry, ceremonial objects or a type of currency of that period.
By November 2018, the Donegal County Museum valued these four bracelets at around 260,000 pounds (equivalent to about 7.8 billion VND).
These 4 bracelets were then returned to Norman Witherow. He only had to pay VAT after selling the bracelets. Thus, after half a year, Norman Witherow became a tycoon thanks to this "treasure" that fell from the sky.
Quoc Thai (Source: 163.com)
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