The priceless treasure ended up in the hands of archaeologists. And the one who thinks that it is gold-silver is mistaken. These are bronze Celtic hatchets! In time immemorial, they were valued above gold. And for historians they are another confirmation that the mysterious Cimmerian tribe, whose collective image in the film about Conan the Barbarian was embodied by Arnold Schwarzenegger, originated from where the city of Nikolaev now stands
The treasure was found on the territory of the ancient settlement "Dikiy Sad", where excavations have been conducted since 1927. The current leader of the expedition, Kirill Golubenko, and his colleagues are sure that this is the very legendary "Cimmerian City" that was described by ancient authors. The settlement is the same age as the legendary Troy. Its age dates back to 13 - 9 BC. According to the theory of Ukrainian archaeologists, the Cimmerians turned into a nomadic tribe after their settlement within the boundaries of modern Nikolaev was destroyed by enemies. In particular, Turkey, which also claims to be called the homeland of the Cimmerians, they visited not earlier than the end of the 10th century BC.
As Kirill Golubenko told "BLIK", 13 hatchets were packed in a leather bag and buried in the ground outside the walls of the ancient house. And this confirms that the owner of the bronze was forced to flee in a hurry, otherwise the valuable metal would have taken with him. Within the limits of the house, archaeologists have found another Celtic hatchet, made of a type that had not previously been found in these places. It is known that the Celts had both domestic and military purposes. So why not fantasize that the hatchet fell out of the hands of a warrior as powerful as Conan in battle?
And speaking of barbarism: the ancient Cimmerians were not as dense as the layman might think. On the territory of the "Ancient Garden" enough evidence was found that they had developed crafts and were brisk trade. And a bronze shaving knife suggests that they watched over their appearance. So Conan-Schwarzenegger's clean-shaven chin is not a director's
fiction.