In northern Poland, there was a city called Gdansk, where the Slavs and Germans fought each other for a thousand years. In the Great Plains of Eastern Europe, the more such a land of four wars, the easier it is to retain some special items, because the land of four wars is generally a strategic node and will be focused on operation.
Recently, archaeologists in Pomerania, where Gdansk is located, discovered a high-class tomb from the late 11th and early 12th centuries containing a complete bronze bowl and a pair of rare "amber rings."
As early as 2007 and 2010, local farmers and archaeologists dug up two tombs, each of which without exception had a large bronze bowl, which experts speculated may be a special kind of funerary product.
Inside the bowl, small fragments of textiles and leather were also found, possibly remnants of the clothing and shoes of the deceased. At that time, the Polish nobility had converted to Catholicism, and as an elite, whether they went to heaven or hell, they would never go bare-ass, so they had to prepare some clothes for the deceased and maintain the dignity of the deceased.
In addition to the bronze bowl, the most important thing that archaeologists found this time is two amber rings. The first ring is on the right finger of the deceased, and the second ring is worn on the left finger on the other side of the body. Amber rings are extremely rare funerary objects, and finding a couple in a grave is unprecedented.
"The deceased was most likely a representative of the local aristocratic elite." A professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Rhodes in Poland said, "The deceased was housed in a wooden burial chamber that resembled a very large chest or a small house. This type of tomb was standard for the elite of the early Middle Ages. The fact that the person who was buried was not cremated proves the fact that he was Catholic. In addition, placing corpses on the east-west axis was also a common practice among early believers. ”
On the question of the value of amber to the ring, archaeologists said it is impossible to estimate, because the ring symbolizes power and identity, and the material and source of the ring are not clear, and it is impossible to make a corresponding judgment.