更新于：2026年2月27日 / 美国东部时间下午2:06 / CBS新闻
威尔士国家博物馆周二表示，威尔士西部的金属探测器爱好者发现了两块可追溯至罗马时代的铅锭，这是该地区首次发现此类物品。
根据威尔士国家博物馆Amgueddfa Cymru的新闻稿，金属探测器爱好者尼克·亚洛普（Nick Yallope）和彼得·尼古拉斯（Peter Nicolas）在凯瑞季昂（Ceredigion）寻找时，在农民格里安特·詹金斯（Geraint Jenkins）的土地上发现了这些铅锭。两人获得了在该土地上搜索和挖掘的许可。
凯瑞季昂是一个具有凯尔特遗产的沿海地区。博物馆馆长凯丽·卡纳姆（Carrie Canham）表示，其”丰富的矿产和矿石资源”是罗马人试图征服该地区的主要原因。她说，罗马时代在凯瑞季昂开采的铅矿遍布整个帝国。
据CBS新闻的合作伙伴BBC新闻报道，这些铅锭也被称为铅”猪”，用于制造工具和武器。博物馆称，根据上面的铭文，这些铅锭可追溯到公元87年。当时，罗马由以扩张帝国闻名的图密善皇帝统治，BBC报道称。
（注：此处原文图片占位符：The two lead ingots. Alex Martin / Amgueddfa Cymru）
2005年，考古学家在凯瑞季昂的泥炭沼泽中发现了一个罗马铅冶炼遗址。BBC当时报道称，附近的矿井可能提供了铅，这些金属可能被运往整个罗马帝国。
这些铅锭是在约18英寸深的牧场上发现的，两块铅锭相距不到六英尺，博物馆称。
亚洛普在博物馆的新闻稿中说：”能够发现如此罕见且对我们当地遗产至关重要的东西，我感到无比自豪。揭开我们地区历史的新篇章，真是令人兴奋。”
詹金斯说：”我们现在有机种植的土地曾经在更广阔的罗马时代景观中发挥作用，这真是不可思议。”
（注：此处原文图片占位符：Lead pig found by Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas after being dug out of ground Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas）
卡纳姆表示，这些铅锭将于2027年春季在凯瑞季昂博物馆新开的考古画廊中展出。
威尔士的金属探测器爱好者探索私人土地需要获得许可，任何被认为是宝藏的物品都必须向该国的”可移动文物计划”（Portable Antiquities Scheme）报告。该组织随后会检查这些物品以确定其价值。
2020年至2022年间，威尔士的金属探测器爱好者发现了一批青铜时代文物，包括斧头、矛头、戒指和剑鞘，这些文物于2023年被政府宣布为宝藏。
Rare 2,000-year-old treasure unearthed by metal detectorists in Wales: “We were astonished”
Updated on: February 27, 2026 / 2:06 PM EST / CBS News
Metal detectorists in western Wales found two lead ingots that date back to the Roman era, a Welsh museum said Tuesday. The pieces are the first of their kind to be found in the region.
Metal detectorists Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas found the pieces while searching land owned by farmer Geraint Jenkins in Ceredigion, according to a news release from Welsh national museum Amgueddfa Cymru. The pair had permission to search and dig on the land.
Ceredigion is a coastal area with Celtic heritage. Museum curator Carrie Canham said its “rich mineral and ore deposits” were a major reason the Romans sought to conquer this area.” Lead mined in Ceredigion during the Roman era spread across the empire, she said.
The ingots, also known as lead “pigs,” were used to produce tools and weapons, according to CBS News partner BBC News. They date back to AD 87, based on lettering written on them, the museum said. During that time, Rome was ruled by Emperor Domitian, who was known for empire building, the BBC reported.
The two lead ingots. Alex Martin / Amgueddfa Cymru
In 2005, archaeologists found the remains of a Roman lead smelting site in a peat bog in Ceredigion. Nearby mines may have supplied the lead, the BBC reported at the time, and the metal may have been transported throughout the Roman empire.
The pieces were found on grazing land about 18 inches deep. The pieces were less than six feet apart from each other, the museum said.
“I feel incredibly proud to have uncovered something so rare and important to our local heritage. Unlocking a new chapter of our area’s past, is incredibly exciting,” Yallope said in the museum’s news release.
“It’s remarkable to think that land we now farm organically once played a role in a much wider Roman landscape,” Jenkins said.
Lead pig found by Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas after being dug out of ground Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas
The pieces will be displayed in a new archaeology gallery opening at the Amgueddfa Ceredigion museum in spring 2027, Canham said.
Metal detectorists in Wales need permission to explore private land, and any items that are believed to be treasure must be reported to the country’s Portable Antiquities Scheme. The organization then examines the items to determine their value.
Between 2020 and 2022, a hoard of Bronze Age artifacts including axes, spearheads, rings and a sword scabbard were discovered by metal detectorists in Wales. Those artifacts were declared treasure by the government in 2023.
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