考古学家在英格兰出土了一批 11 世纪盎格鲁撒克逊硬币

一堆完好无损的银币让一位考古学家对这一惊人的发现感到“颤抖”。

A stunning historical discovery has been made by archaeologists in England.

英国考古学家做出了一项惊人的历史发现。

The astonishing find left one archaeologist “shaking” at the sight of a cache of mint-condition silver coins.

这一惊人的发现让一位考古学家在看到一堆完好无损的银币时“颤抖”。

According to statements released by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) and the power station, the hoard of 11th-century Anglo-Saxon doubloons was dug up on the outskirts of a nuclear plant currently under construction along the Suffolk coast.

根据牛津科茨沃尔德考古学 (OCA) 和核电站发布的声明，这些 11 世纪盎格鲁-撒克逊金币是在萨福克海岸一座正在建设的核电站的郊区挖掘出来的。

The sack of rare coins, which are dated between 1036 and 1044, suggests that the coronation of Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor in 1042 was a tumultuous event for citizens of the regime, experts say.

专家称，这批稀有硬币的年代为 1036 年至 1044 年，这表明 1042 年盎格鲁撒克逊国王忏悔者爱德华的加冕对该政权的公民来说是一场骚乱。

OCA researcher Andrew Pegg, who made the discovery, said: “I was shaking when I first unearthed it, seeing a single coin edge peeking at me! A perfect archaeological time capsule.

发现这一发现的 OCA 研究员安德鲁·佩吉 (Andrew Pegg) 表示：“当我第一次发现它时，我看到一枚硬币边缘在偷看我，我浑身发抖！完美的考古时间胶囊。

“The information we are learning from it is stunning and I'm so proud to have added to the history of my own little part of Suffolk.”

“我们从中学到的信息令人震惊，我很自豪能为我自己的萨福克小地区的历史增添色彩。”

Edward the Confessor's turbulent reign over England was mired by political unrest as the hotheaded king exiled and confiscated the properties of all those who defied him.

忏悔者爱德华对英格兰的动荡统治因政治动荡而陷入困境，这位头脑发热的国王流放了所有反抗他的人，并没收了他们的财产。

The stash, which is valued at 320 pence, was no small savigns — allegedly enough to buy up to 16 cows at the time, according to OCA coin specialist Alexander Bliss.

据 OCA 硬币专家亚历山大·布利斯 (Alexander Bliss) 称，这些藏品价值 320 便士，金额不小，据称当时足以购买多达 16 头牛。

“Perhaps the owner of the hoard was concerned about the new regime [or] political situation and wider social instability, taking steps to hide their wealth,” Bliss told Live Science in a satement.

布利斯在一份声明中告诉《生活科学》：“也许宝藏的主人担心新政权或政治局势和更广泛的社会不稳定，采取措施隐藏他们的财富。”

“There are now three hoards from this period (1042 to 1044) known across England, which strengthens the idea that the first years of Edward's reign were not calm.”

“现在英格兰各地已知有三处这一时期（1042 年至 1044 年）的宝藏，这强化了爱德华统治的最初几年并不平静的观点。”

According to researchers, the coins' last owner may have held influence locally and, for whatever reason, suspected Edward the Confessor would not appreciate his esteem, choosing to bury the riches just days after the new monarch took over.

据研究人员称，这些硬币的最后一位所有者可能在当地拥有影响力，并且出于某种原因，他怀疑忏悔者爱德华不会感激他的尊重，选择在新君主上任几天后埋葬这些财富。

Such coinage is a rare find as several pieces are traced back to small and lesser known mints accross rural England. Rarer still is the chance to learn about Anglo Saxon ancestors’ strenuous preservation methods.

这种硬币非常罕见，因为有几枚硬币可以追溯到英格兰乡村的小型和鲜为人知的铸币厂。更难得的是有机会了解盎格鲁撒克逊祖先的艰苦保存方法。

The bank had been encased in a hand-molded metal sheet made of lead, then wrapped in a swath of fabric before hiding below ground.

该银行被包裹在手工模制的铅金属板中，然后用一块布包裹，然后隐藏在地下。

Investigators noted that centuries of agricultural activity along with uninformed metal dectorists have ensured that most buried treasures such as this have already been displaced from their original capsules.

调查人员指出，几个世纪以来的农业活动以及不知情的金属学家已经确保大多数像这样的埋藏宝藏已经从原来的胶囊中移出。

“In this instance, preserving the pouch was very important because it forms part of the overall ‘object’ as one element of containment for the coins,” Bliss explained.

“在这种情况下，保存袋子非常重要，因为它构成了整个‘物体’的一部分，作为硬币收容的一个要素，”布利斯解释道。

“We also wanted to understand whether the lead was just a piece of sheet or had been detached from a larger object.”

“我们还想了解铅是否只是一块薄片，还是从一个更大的物体上脱落下来的。”

There are a few reasons why the coins were never retrieved. The owner maybe have died before getting the chance.

有几个原因导致这些硬币从未被找回。主人可能在获得机会之前就已经去世了。

“They might alternatively have been prevented from recovering them due to other means, for example if they left or were exiled from the country and were unable to return,” Bliss added.

布利斯补充说：“他们也可能因其他方式而无法取回，例如，如果他们离开或被驱逐出境而无法返回。”