According to Live Science , the first part of the treasure was discovered by Mr. Sergio Narciandi, a worker at a water supply company in the Asturias region.
Earlier, wildfires in the area had caused a landslide, causing the soil in one area to move toward the stream. During his work, Sergio Narciandi discovered part of a C-shaped gold necklace exposed in the landslide.
Part of the treasure recently unearthed in Spain. (Photo: Andres Victorero)
The incident soon came to the attention of Professor Pablo Arias at the University of Cantabria (Spain), a prehistoric archaeologist.
Professor Arias went to the site with a team from the Archaeological Museum of Asturias. The team found part of the second necklace, as well as other fragments that helped reconstruct both necklaces.
According to El Pais news agency, preliminary tests determined that both gold necklaces date back to around 500 BC, when the Iberian region - modern-day Spain and Portugal - was experiencing the Iron Age.
They also belong to a special type of twisted necklace called torcs, taken from the Latin word "torqueo" meaning "to twist", which refers not only to their shape but also to the method of their manufacture.
It was certainly a huge treasure: gold, exquisitely crafted, and 2,500 years old.
According to History Blog, the value of the pair of necklaces is even more special because they could be remnants of the legendary Celtic people, who created a powerful empire and had talented goldsmiths.
Professor Arias believes that both necklaces may have been just part of a larger treasure, buried by their owner during a period of frequent conflict across the region.
(Source: Lao Dong Newspaper)
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