Ancient Origins

Rare Iron Shackles Reveal Celtic Slave Trade Hub in Ancient Gaul

Archaeologists in France have uncovered five rare iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in Allonnes, indicating the ...
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5 'extremely rare' iron shackles discovered in France highlight Celtic slave trade 2,300 years ago

Archaeologists were surprised to find evidence of shackles in a pre-Roman settlement in France.
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Archaeologists didn’t expect to find these iron objects at a 2,300-year-old site in France

Five iron shackles uncovered at a 2,300-year-old Celtic settlement in Allonnes, western France. The restraints, discovered ...
La Brújula Verde

5 Iron Shackles Found at the Allonnes Site Prove the Slave Trade by the Gauls Before the Roman Conquest

The secondary agglomeration of Allonnes, located at the crossroads of several major communication routes in the French Loire ...

Archaeologists Unearth Rare Slave Shackles at Ancient Celtic Settlement

The discovery sheds light on a Gaul settlement at a critical location, likely frequented by metalsmiths and slave traders.

Five pairs of rare shackles found at 2,300-year-old site in France hint at Celtic slave trade

A cache of iron restraints discovered at a 2,300-year-old settlement in France offers a stark reminder that even sophisticated ancient communities could be built on violence and e ...
Los Angeles Times

A crucial tool of the slave trade, shackles evoke an ugly part of America’s past

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Of the many cruel aspects of slavery, iron shackles remain a visceral symbol; a Louisville museum displays ...
Phys.org

Iron shackles found at Ghozza suggest at least some gold miners during Egypt's Ptolemaic period were slaves

A historian with Laboratoire HiSoMA, Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, in France, has theorized that iron shackles found at a dig site in Ghozza, Egypt, suggest that at least ...