Ancient Treasure Discovered Beneath Pagan Temple

Archaeologists discovered a rare treasure in an ancient Pagan temple outside of Lillehammer, Norway.

A team of archaeologists uncovered at least 35 gold pieces dated back to around 550 A.D. (roughly 1,500 years ago) hidden beneath a Pagan house of worship outside the town of Lillehammer, according to local news outlet Dagsavisen. The small pieces are as thin as aluminum foil and adorned with engravings of men and women wearing fancy outfits.

The pieces are as small as a fingernail and so detailed, it’s hard to imagine how our ancestors managed to make them so tiny. Some of the pieces show couples facing each other, whereas others depict them in some type of embrace, as seen in images shared on Facebook. . .

“Despite the fact that the gold nuggets are so small, the motifs have a striking richness of detail,” University of Oslo archaeologist Nicolai Eckhoff, who was involved in the discovery, wrote on Facebook. (Read more from “Ancient Treasure Discovered Beneath Pagan Temple” HERE)

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