В Шотландии обнаружили клад викингов

13:44 • 13.10.14

В Шотландии найден клад викингов, в котором насчитывается более сотни предметов. В числе найденных вещей – серебряные слитки, браслеты и серебряный крест, относящийся к IX или X веку.

Многие предметы происходят из Скандинавии, центральной Европы и Ирландии, передает rosbalt.ru со ссылкой на ВВС. Археологи утверждают, что это одна из наиболее значимых находок в истории страны. Место, где найдены сокровища, не раскрывается.

An early medieval cross is among the largest hoard of Viking treasure found in the United Kingdom at an undisclosed location on land owned by the Church of Scotland. The cross is engraved with decorations that, experts say, are highly unusual, which finder Derek McLennan believes may represent the four Gospels

The treasure hoard includes possibly the largest silver pot from the Carolingian dynasty discovered and could be up to 1,200-years-old.

Metal detector enthusiast Derek McLennan has helped to uncover a hoard of medieval and Viking treasures including this golden pin, which has lain buried for centuries in a Scottish churchyard

The oval shape of this gold ring suggests it had been worn. It was found by Derek McLennan at an unnamed area in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

An archaeologist prepares the top level hoard for removal. The historically significant find was made by Derek McLennan, a committed metal detector enthusiast who has been searching around the area in Dumfries and Galloway for the last year

Treasure hunter Derek McLennan who spent a year searching the unidentified location in Dumfries and Galloway before stumbling on the treasure trove in September