轰动一时的考古发现揭示了瑞典坟墓中拥有 900 年历史的宝藏

瑞典考古学家发掘了一座拥有 900 年历史的坟墓，里面埋藏着 170 枚银币（称为“brcteates”），与一名年轻人一起埋葬在一座基督教坟墓中。这一发现被描述为“完全耸人听闻”，意义重大，因为用硬币埋葬的基督徒并不常见，可能有助于了解该人的信仰和该时期的货币实践。

Sensational Archaeological Discovery Unearths 900-Year-Old Treasure Trove in Swedish Grave

轰动的考古发现在瑞典坟墓中挖掘出拥有 900 年历史的宝藏

In an unparalleled archaeological breakthrough, Swedish archaeologists have made a "completely sensational" discovery that is poised to reshape the understanding of early medieval history. During an excavation of an ancient grave in Visingsö, a Swedish island, a treasure trove of 170 silver bracteates, thin, coin-shaped metal pieces used as jewelry, was unearthed.

瑞典考古学家取得了一项无与伦比的考古突破，取得了“完全轰动”的发现，有望重塑对中世纪早期历史的理解。在瑞典维辛索 (Visingsö) 岛屿的一座古墓挖掘过程中，出土了 170 个银苞片（用作珠宝的薄硬币形金属片）的宝库。

The exceptional find, meticulously extracted from the grave of a young man believed to be between 20 and 25 years old at the time of his demise, has sent shockwaves throughout the archaeological community. The coins, minted between 1150 and 1180, represent a remarkable snapshot of a pivotal era in Swedish history.

这一非凡的发现是从一名据信去世时年龄在 20 至 25 岁之间的年轻人的坟墓中精心挖掘出来的，震惊了整个考古界。这些硬币于 1150 年至 1180 年间铸造，是瑞典历史上一个关键时代的精彩缩影。

"My colleague Kristina Jansson and I found two skeletons in the shaft where the wires were to be laid," explained project manager Anna Ödéen, describing the initial stages of the excavation. "We cleaned out the bones from the buried to get an idea of what the graves looked like."

“我和我的同事克里斯蒂娜·詹森（Kristina Jansson）在要铺设电线的竖井中发现了两具骨架，”项目经理安娜·奥登（Anna Ödéen）在描述挖掘的初始阶段时解释道。 “我们清理了埋葬者的骨头，以了解坟墓的样子。”

To their astonishment, Ödéen and her team stumbled upon three silver coins, quickly realizing that a far greater hoard lay concealed beneath the young man's left foot. With meticulous care, they unearthed the entire collection, comprising 170 exquisitely preserved bracteates.

令他们惊讶的是，奥登和她的团队偶然发现了三枚银币，并很快意识到年轻人的左脚下隐藏着更大的宝藏。他们精心发掘了整个藏品，其中包括 170 个保存完好的苞片。

"The find is very special, partly because there are few similar finds from the time period, partly because some of the coins are completely unknown from before," the Jönköping County Museum, the institution responsible for the excavation, declared in a statement.

负责发掘的机构延雪平县博物馆在一份声明中宣称：“这一发现非常特别，部分原因是该时期很少有类似的发现，部分原因是有些硬币以前完全不为人所知。”

The discovery is not merely a matter of aesthetic or monetary value; it holds profound historical significance, illuminating a previously obscure chapter in Swedish history. The presence of such a large hoard of coins in a Christian grave, a practice uncommon during the early Middle Ages, has left archaeologists perplexed and eager to unravel its enigmatic implications.

这一发现不仅仅是美学或货币价值的问题；它具有深远的历史意义，照亮了瑞典历史上以前晦涩难懂的一章。在基督教坟墓中出现如此大量的硬币，这种做法在中世纪早期并不常见，这让考古学家感到困惑，并渴望解开其神秘的含义。

"It is rare that finds are made in Christian graves, that custom belongs to prehistoric times and that makes the Visingsö find special," the museum's press release emphasized. "Why this man in his 20s brought all these coins to the grave is not yet known. The county museum's archaeologists hope for more clues when they work further with the find."

博物馆的新闻稿强调说：“在基督教坟墓中出土的文物很少见，这种习俗属于史前时代，这使得维辛索显得很特别。” “目前尚不清楚这名20多岁的男子为何将所有这些硬币带到坟墓里。县博物馆的考古学家希望在进一步研究时能找到更多线索。”

The significance of the discovery has been echoed by numismatic experts, who have hailed it as a "completely sensational" find that will undoubtedly alter the course of early medieval coin history in Götaland, a region of southern Sweden where the grave was located.

这一发现的重要性得到了钱币专家的认可，他们称赞这是一个“完全耸人听闻”的发现，无疑将改变约塔兰（约塔兰是该坟墓所在的瑞典南部地区）中世纪早期硬币的历史进程。

"It is a completely sensational find that will change the early medieval coin history in Götaland and shed light on a period that is largely completely unknown," declared Eeva Jonsson of the Royal Coin Cabinet, a leading authority on Swedish coinage.

瑞典铸币领域的权威权威皇家钱币内阁的埃娃·琼森 (Eeva Jonsson) 表示：“这是一项非常轰动的发现，它将改变约塔兰中世纪早期的钱币历史，并揭示一个基本上完全不为人知的时期。”

The discovery has sparked a surge of excitement within the archaeological community, as scholars from far and wide anticipate the potential insights that this extraordinary find may offer into the lives, beliefs, and customs of the people who inhabited the region during that enigmatic era.

这一发现在考古界引起了极大的兴奋，因为来自世界各地的学者预计这一非凡的发现可能为了解那个神秘时代居住在该地区的人们的生活、信仰和习俗提供潜在的见解。

As the excavation team continues its painstaking work, the hope persists that further clues may emerge to illuminate the mysteries surrounding the young man and the extraordinary treasure that accompanied him to his final resting place. This sensational discovery serves as a testament to the enduring power of archaeology to unearth the secrets of the past and enrich our understanding of human history.

随着挖掘小组继续其艰苦的工作，人们仍然希望能够出现更多线索，以解开围绕着这个年轻人的谜团，以及陪伴他到达最后安息之地的非凡宝藏。这一轰动的发现证明了考古学在揭示过去的秘密和丰富我们对人类历史的理解方面具有持久的力量。