Amateur metal detector uncovers massive Iron Age treasure hoard
“The destruction of so many high-status objects, evident in this hoard, is also of a scale rarely seen in Iron Age Britain and demonstrates that the elites of northern Britain were just as powerful as their southern counterparts,” Tom Moore, an Iron Age archeologist at Durham University, said in a statement.
More than 800 Iron Age treasures found in huge discovery from 2,000 years ago
It's thought that items in this find of around 800 objects, including the remains of wagons and horse harnesses, date back 2,000 years ago to the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England, said: "Quite simply, this is one of the most important and exciting Iron Age period discoveries made in the UK."
An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even ...
A remarkable Iron Age hoard, unearthed in a Yorkshire field, is prompting archaeologists to reassess the wealth and power ...
The 'Melsonby Hoard' lay untouched in two ditches near the North Yorkshire village of that name for more than 2,000 years and ...
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