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Artifacts is for posting the very best objects, from the very large to the very small, made or shaped by mankind throughout history. These artifacts range from tools and works of arts to archaeological finds, and give us a better sense of life in various moments throughout history.

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Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, found in Southwestern Scotland dated between A.D. 880 and 930 (lemmy.world)

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Arm rings such as these, which are usually found in Ireland and date to between A.D. 880 and 930, were worn around the wrist and were also used as currency.

Full article can be found here: https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/features/scotland-galloway-viking-age-hoard/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Wow, very cool.

Thanks for the link!