2,000-year-old military trumpet discovered in England

Archaeologists have recovered a rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet in England that may have been used in Queen Boudica’s wars against the Romans, Live Science writes.

The battle trumpet, also known as a carnyx, was part of a hoard of metal artifacts discovered ahead of residential construction in West Norfolk last year.

As noted. finds of this kind are exceptionally rare in Britain and across Europe.

Battle trumpets were used primarily by Celtic tribes in Iron Age Europe.

The carnyx was a bronze wind instrument similar to a trumpet, but it had an elongated, vertical shape that ended in an open-mouthed animal, such as a boar. It was a common part of Celtic soldiers’ military gear, along with chain mail, shields and spears.