Rowan Brannan is a 12-year-old boy. One day, he was with his mother Amanda walking the dog in a field in Sussex, England. Suddenly, he saw something. It was covered with soil. He picked the piece up and bought it home.
“Rowan has always been into finding all kinds of pieces. He’s very adventurous and is always picking things up off the ground,” said his mom. “I’m forever saying ‘put it down — it’s dirty’.” “It was just normal to me, because I pick up a lot of things that I probably shouldn’t,” said the boy.
Rowan held it. The more he kept holding the piece of metal, the more he believed that it could be actual gold. He tried to tell whether it was real gold. But there was no result.
Rowan and his mother didn’t realize just how lucky Rowan’s discovery was until a hairdresser (理发师) came to their house. She told the pair that she was going on a metal searching group trip, which reminded Rowan to show her the metal he had found. She took a photo of the piece and showed it to the leader of the group. He said it looked old and recommended they get in touch with the British Finds Officer.
Amanda said the piece has gone through the examination. After much study, officials told the boy that he’d uncovered an “very, very rare” Roman bracelet. It was older than 2,000 years. The British Museum said so too. The family was told it belongs to the nation.
“It’s been really fascinating. We have learned so many things. It’s like, ‘Wow, imagine who wore that’. We’ve had a piece of history in our house.” said the boy.
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