85 Ring Jewellery
Since the Stone Age, women, and also men, have adorned themselves with various types of rings as jewelry. What changed over the millennia was the type of material, but not the intention of the wearer. The bracelets and anklets from Wildeshausen come from a hoard from the periphery of a moor. So, these rings were apparently not only worn as jewelry, but seemed so valuable to their owner that they were sacrificed to the gods.
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Bracelet
Age: 1200 v. Chr. Bronze Age
Bronze Age: Metal extraction began as early as 6,000 years ago in the Middle East, but reached Europe not until much later. Bronze, a copper-tin alloy, first appeared in Western Europe around 1800 BC. The use of metal was accompanied by historical developments of the greatest importance. Mining and processing required distribution; i.e., exchange and transport of raw materials. There were numerous transport routes and means for large quantities of ore and finished products. Transport was obviously by cart - which presupposed the general spread of the wheel - but also across rivers by raft and dugout canoe.
Material: Bronze
Location: Buchholz
Bangles and Anklets
Age: 1200 v. Chr. Bronze Age
Bronze Age: Metal extraction began as early as 6,000 years ago in the Middle East, but reached Europe not until much later. Bronze, a copper-tin alloy, first appeared in Western Europe around 1800 BC. The use of metal was accompanied by historical developments of the greatest importance. Mining and processing required distribution; i.e., exchange and transport of raw materials. There were numerous transport routes and means for large quantities of ore and finished products. Transport was obviously by cart - which presupposed the general spread of the wheel - but also across rivers by raft and dugout canoe.
Material: Bronze
Location: Wildeshausen