Rob Middleton, treasure hunter from the UK, with the help of a metal detector found a rare artifact. This is an ancient bronze spoon that ancient people could use in ritual ceremonies to predict the future. About this writes the publication ITV News.

The artifact was found in Patrick that on the west coast of the island of Maine. According to archaeologists, it dates from the Iron Age - from about 1200 BC to 340 of our era.

Ellison Fox, the curator of the collection of the island of Maine, notes that the 2000-year-old find was used to predict the future, and not for eating.

According to her, people at that time did in the spoons of recesses in the form of a cross, and then poured a special liquid there. Scientists do not know the details of the details of the ritual, because the descriptions of the ceremony were lost over time. However, in their opinion, every quarter of the cross contained some answers.

According to archaeologists, similar artifacts were also found in the UK, Ireland and France. A spoon of Middleton became the 28th such find. It is reported that the treasure hunter donated her to the local museum. Visitors to the island will be able to see the new exhibit from February 14.

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