Gold jewelry set 2,500 years on the British field

Treasure hunters find the oldest gold jewelry set in England dating back to 2,500 years.

Two friends Mark Hambleton and Joe Kania found gold jewelry called The Necklace of Leekfrith Iron on a muddy field in Staffordshire in December last year.The jewelry set consists of three necklaces and an 18-carat gold-made bracelet, according to Sun.

Amateur metal detector Hambleton, 59, admits he always puts gold jewelry by the bedside to keep an eye on it.

Twenty years ago, the couple searched the same field but failed.After searching all over the ground in the middle of last winter, Hambleton accepted to give up, but Kania suddenly found traces.

Jewelry items dating back 2,500 years.The reason for the number of twisted necklace of buried Leekfrith iron has not been clearly defined, but it is possible to ensure safety, offering to gods or tribute actions.

The decoration on the single bracelet model attracted the attention of experts because this is the earliest example of Celtic art in the UK.

"This unique discovery has an international significance. The age of artifacts is around 400 - 250 BC, and may be the earliest ironwork in the Iron Age in the UK" , Dr. Julia Farley, manager of the Iron Age collection in England and Europe at the British Museum.

"The helmets can be for rich and powerful women, most likely to be from mainland people marrying local communities," said Dr. Farley.

The gold content in the necklace is at least 80%, each ring weighs from 31 to 230g.