12-year-old boy stumbles upon stunning ancient find while walking dog in England: ‘Relatively rare’
The bracelet was further examined and confirmed to date back to the Roman period
Ancient discoveries could pop up anywhere, sometimes even being found by mistake.
Twelve-year-old Rowan Brannon from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, was walking his dog in Pagham with his mother in 2022 when they stumbled upon a gold bracelet.
Unaware of the bracelet’s value or history, they took the gold cuff to a local finds liaison officer, according to an Aug. 15, 2024, news release from Chichester District Council.
The discovery turned out to be an ancient one. After further investigation, the gold bracelet was confirmed to be a piece of Roman jewelry with roots around the first century A.D., according to the release.
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