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A foot ring that archaeologists judge to be from the Bronze Age.
Photo: Mikael Agaton
Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest
A unique Bronze Age find was made on 8 April in a wooded area just to the south of the town of Alingsås. It comprises around 50 artefacts that are all largely intact. These exclusive objects would have belonged to one or more high-status women in the Bronze Age.
Photo: Mikael Agaton/Pressbild
Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest
The movie clip is from an upcoming documentary about the Bronze Age on Sweden's west coast. In the clip, Johan Ling, professor of archeology at the University of Gothenburg and Johanna Lega, archaeologist at the Administration for Cultural Development in the Västra Götalands regionen, speak. You also see archaeologist Mats Hellgren and curator Madelene Skogbert. The movie clip is subtitled in english. just click on cc.
Photographer: Mikael Agaton
