Cabárceno cauldron
The Cabárceno Cauldron ( Caldero de Cabárceno in Spanish ) was found in 1912 in the Cabárceno Natural Park (also known as the Valle de Penagos) in the province of Cantabria in Spain in an ancient Roman iron mine. The ca.3,000 year old cauldron was found practically intact by a group of miners.
When investigating its origin, it was found to be a Bronze Age cauldron from the British Isles . However, this only apparently proves contacts between the Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles, mentioned by various Greco-Roman classical authors. Chances are the Romans were the ones who brought the cauldron to the mine in Cantabria.
The round-bottomed, two-handled undecorated cauldron had never been used for cooking, its base was intact and the fact that it had been hidden is a sign that this was a piece of great value to a person or group.
Web links
- Description span. And picture
- El Caldero de Cabárceno on the “Regio Cantabrorum” (Spanish) page.
Coordinates: 43 ° 21 '0 " N , 3 ° 51' 8" W.