DUBLIN: Archaeologist Antoine Giacometti found a golden piece of jewelry during a survey of an Irish castle dating back to the late 1600s.
“I put my hand down into this wet, mucky thing, and there was a gold piece of jewelry with a possible gemstone in it,” said Giacometti, the archaeological director of Archaeology Plan, an organization that preserves Ireland’s archaeological heritage. “Then we realized that [the pit] was full of choc-a-bloc.”
The pit at Rathfarnham Castle contained artifacts dating from 1650 to 1700, including pointy high-heeled women’s shoes, porcelain plates and teacups imported from China. A Cromwellian armor breastplate and a jar of red material likely used to redden women’s lips and cheeks were also found.
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