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A recent discovery in the UK shows that large jewellery has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome.
Wessex Archaeology Service announced the discovery of the unusual octagonal ring in a Facebook post on May 8.
A statement from the agency said the ring was found in an old drainage ditch in Lincolnshire, a largely rural county in the East Midlands.
Historians speculate that the ring's “unlucky owner” lost it sometime between 200 and 410 AD.
“You can imagine their disappointment when they looked at their empty hand – more than 1,000 years ago, one of our field workers, Tim, unearthed what was once so familiar to its original owner,” the statement said.
A ring of rubble dating back to ancient Rome has been found in a rural English county. (Wessex Archaeology/iStock)
“Thank God for our careless ancestors!” the message emphasizes.
“Their failures are our success.”
The organisation also noted that octagonal Roman rings are rare in the UK, although similar artefacts have been found before.
Octagonal Roman ring considered rare find in UK (Wessex Archaeology)
“This unique type of ring, with its distinctive eight facets, is an unusual find in the UK but not unprecedented,” Wessex Archaeology Service said.
“Sometimes they were made of precious metals, although more often, as in this case, from copper alloy,” the report says.
“When this ring slipped from its owner's finger, the Romans were already firmly established in Britain.”
The ancient Romans began their conquest of Britain in 43 AD under the leadership of Emperor Claudius and then Julius Caesar.
The Romans remained in Britain for hundreds of years before beginning to leave in 410 AD.
An image of ancient Romans in England around 77 AD, decades after they began their invasion of the British Isles. (iStock)
Due to the enormous power and influence of the ancient Romans in the British Isles, finds from the Roman era are quite common.
This winter, a Roman grave full of plaster was discovered during highway construction in England.
Shortly before this discovery , a 2,000-year-old Roman road was found in London.
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