Two metal detectorists recently struck gold — literally — after finding three Bronze Age gold bracelets worth six figures.The detectorists, Alan Daniels, 48, and Andy Crammond, 34, found the bracelets near Carlisle, England in May, Bournemouth News and Picture Service (BNPS) reported.Images show the bracelets — also called torcs — in remarkable condition.METAL DETECTORIST'S 'FEELING' LEADS TO MASSIVE ROMAN SETTLEMENT DISCOVERY IN POPULAR TOURIST HOTSPOTThe bracelets date back to roughly 1100 B.C., and have a combined weight of 18.27 ounces, or 1.14 pounds.They're estimated to be worth roughly $400,000, according to BNPS."Gold doesn't tarnish at all, and they came out of the ground just the same as when they went in over 3,000 years ago," Daniels said.Two metal detectorists — Alan Daniels, at left, and Andy Crammond, right — found three Bronze Age gold bracelets near Carlisle, England, during a search in May.
(Bournemouth News and Picture Service)Speaking to BNPS, Crammond joked about almost having a heart attack when he found the first one just a few inches under freshly ploughed soil.He alerted Daniels, who searched the area and soon found a second one.MAJOR ROMAN TREASURE HOARD RECOVERED AFTER DETECTORIST KEPT IT SECRET FOR YEARSDaniels later found a third torc about 20 feet away from the others."Detectorists dream of these things and that is how it still feels, like a dream," said Crammond, per BNPS."We have never found anything valuable before and always come home disappointed — until now.""I'm waiting for someone to come out of the woodwork and say they aren't real.It is the find of multiple lifetimes."Daniels told BNPS this is the first time he's found a valuable item.COUPLE STUNNED AS TUDOR-ERA TREASURE SURFACES BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD GARDEN"We have been detecting together now for a few years," he said."We have never found anything valuable before and always come home disappointed — until now."The three Bronze Age gold torcs discovered near ...