CHAPTER XIII. 



NORTHERN RELICS GROUND FINDS. 



The custom of hiding objects Discovery of numerous golden objects near 

 the surface Necklaces of gold Golden horns discovered at Mogletonder 

 The Bangstrup find. 



THE objects found in the earth, and classified under the name 

 of ground finds, are often not only very valuable but also very 

 beautiful ; in many instances they are of the same type and 

 period as those of the bogs and graves. The custom of inten- 

 tionally hiding objects which existed in the stone and bronze 

 age lasted until the end of the Viking age. and one of the 

 finest archaeological fields in the whole of Scandinavia is that 

 of Broholm, situated on the island of Fyen. These finds are 

 divided into three principal groups, viz. : Lundeborg, Gaidme, 

 and Elsehoved. Almost all the objects were so near the 

 surface of the soil that they were discovered either when 

 ploughing, or digging with a spade. 



Fig. 491. Denarius ; Trajan (98-117). Broholm. Real size. 



Fig. 492. Fibula of bronze. Broholm. Real size. 



