Archaeologists unearthed over $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins at a rare Medieval worship site dating back to the 8th century. The site, believed to have been used by pagans to offer valuables to deities, yielded evidence of animal sacrifices and multiple shrines used for rituals during spring and autumn equinoxes. The discovery sheds light on the belief system of the region before the spread of Christianity, which eventually condemned the pagan sites.
Archaeologists have discovered more than $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins believed to have been used by pagans as “devil’s money” at a rare Medieval worship site indating back to the 8th century, where the faithful would gather to offer up their valuables to unknown deities to ask and give thanks for a successful harvest, according to a new study“Gold coins and jewellery were deposited there at regular intervals over a period of about 100 years,” the researchers surmised.
Experts fear thieves will melt 2,400-year-old golden helmet stolen from Dutch museum: ‘It is simply unsellable’Gold coins stolen from centuries-old Spanish convoy in $1M heist recovered by Florida authorities The researcher noted that not all the shrines were created equal, with one of the sites holding greater treasures and thus likely used by only the elite to show off their wealth as they made their offerings.Artifacts at the sites in Hezingen suggest the locals were offering coins to their deities in exchange for a successful harvest.
Exactly which gods the locals prayed to remains a mystery, as the sites were shut down some decades later with the spread of Christianity throughout the nordic region. Missionaries were recorded in the lands sometime around 760 A.D.
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