The women were digging rainwater harvesting pits when they chanced upon the chest. They initially thought it was a crude bomb.
The chest contained gold-like beads, lockets, medallions, rings, earrings and silver-like coins. (Supplied)
Women working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the Parippai ward of Chengalayi grama panchayath in Kannur found a mud-covered suspicious-looking brass-like chest. They cleared the earth off the chest and found what looked like silver and gold. According to the Archaeology department, officials will thoroughly examine the site and analyse the materials found in it.