６世紀の金の装飾品、考古学愛好家が発見　ノルウェー

【オスロＡＦＰ＝時事】ノルウェーでこのほど、医師から運動不足解消を勧められ、買ったばかりの金属探知機を手に散策していたという考古学愛好家が６世紀の物とみられる金の装飾品を発見した。７日に発表した専門家は、同国における「世紀の大発見」だと評価している。（写真はノルウェー・スタバンゲル近郊で、金の装飾品を発見したアーランド・ボーレさん。スタバンゲル大学考古学博物館提供）
　貴重な発見をしたのは、アーランド・ボーレさん（５１）。最初はチョコレートのコインか何かだと思ったと語り、「全く信じられなかった」と喜んだ。
　子どもの頃に考古学者になることを夢見ていたというボーレさんは、医師からもっと運動するよう助言を受けたのを機に、金属探知機を購入。そして８月、スタバンゲル近郊の農地を歩いていた際、今回の発見に至った。
　見つかった装飾品の総重量は１００グラム余り。専門家に調査を依頼したところ、５００年ごろの物だと判明した。
　スタバンゲル大学考古学博物館の館長は、「これほど多くの金が一度に見つかるのは極めて異例」であり、「ノルウェーにおける世紀の大発見だ」とたたえた。
　ノルウェーの法律では、ボーレさんと土地所有者に報奨金が支払われることになるが、現時点で具体的な金額は不明。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/09/08-16:43）

A Norwegian out walking on doctors' advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewellery using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway's gold find of the century.
At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins, said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian pirate.
It was totally unreal.
The cache comprised nine Norwegian gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings.
Archaeologists say the find is unique because of the design on the medallions -- a type of horse from Norse mythology.
Bore, who dreamt of becoming an archaeologist as a child, made the discovery on a farmer's land near Stavanger in August after he bought a metal detector on his doctors' recommendations to get more exercise.
He had been out searching and was about to head home for the day when the device suddenly began beeping on a hillside.
He called archaeologists, who took over the search.
The jewels, which weigh a little more than 100 grammes, were discovered to date from around 500 AD.
It's the gold find of the century in Norway, said Ole Madsen, the head of the University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology.
To find that much gold all at once is extremely unusual.
The most recent comparable find in Norway dates back to the 19th century.
Given the location of the discovery and what we know from other similar finds, this is probably a matter of either hidden valuables or an offering to the gods during dramatic times, professor Hakon Reiersen said.
In line with Norwegian law, both Bore and the landowner will receive a reward although the sum has not yet been determined.