the archaeologists struck sixth-century graves only 2 feet below the plough. Below them the archaeologists dug straight into the Bronze Age. They uncovered royal tombs, huge rectangular pits over 50 feet deep accessed by long ramps. Plundered long ago, the kings’ remains were gone, but from the pits the archaeologists recovered ritual bronzes, containers for food and wine for royal liturgies, bronze bells, ceremonial weapons and clan symbols, some showing almost incredible technical skill and imagination on the part of the bronze casters.
