
Bronze Age gold-working toolkit revealed
The team found that the modified stone cobbles had been used with a percussive action – either as stationary anvils or hammers – and that some preserved traces of gold contemporary with their use.

The team found that the modified stone cobbles had been used with a percussive action – either as stationary anvils or hammers – and that some preserved traces of gold contemporary with their use.

Traces of gold residue have been identified on five stone grave goods from a Bronze Age burial in Wiltshire.