‘Uncommon’ 8-sided Roman ring — at least 1,600 years old — found in UK ditch
This misfortune of one Roman roughly 1,600 years is the good luck for a modern-day archaeologist in Britain.
“Thank goodness for our careless ancestors!” archaeologists with Wessex Archaeology said in a May 8 Facebook post featuring an image of what looks like a nut with two extra sides.
Experts identified the object as a “chunky Roman ring” that was likely lost by the wearer sometime between A.D. 200 and 410, when the Romans were well-established in Britain, according to the post.
The ring was unearthed from what was once a drainage ditch in Lincolnshire, experts said. “You can just imagine their frustration when they glanced down at their bare hand.”
Archaeologists said this “wonderfully tactile piece of jewellery” with eight sides, “is an uncommon find in the UK.”
“They were sometimes made of precious metals, though more frequently, as in this case, copper alloy,” experts said.
Lincolnshire is a county in east England.
This story was originally published May 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM with the headline "‘Uncommon’ 8-sided Roman ring — at least 1,600 years old — found in UK ditch."
