Here was one of the greatest archaeological treasures in Europe: ‘Fibula? doesn’t tell me anything’

Here was one of the greatest archaeological treasures in Europe

And no, this fibula is not the national association for palliative care or that Efteling attraction (it’s called Fabula), but a medieval cloak pin. These pins are regularly found in archaeological excavations in the region, but the fibula that was found in 1969 in Wijk bij Duurstede is known as one of the greatest archaeological treasures in Europe.

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