Discovery and Contents
The grave was accidentally uncovered in 1842 by a labourer at Pouan-les-Vallées (Aube), a French village in the canton of Arcis-sur-Aube on the south bank of the Aube River. It consisted of a skeleton buried with a number of gold and garnet cloisonné jewels and ornaments, including a gold ring inscribed, and accompanied by two swords with hilts encased in gold.
The nature of the grave goods identified the burial as that of a Germanic warrior who lived in the 5th century.
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