A hoard of "exceptionally rare" 3,000-year-old gold ornaments, found by metal detectorists in Dorset, is the subject of a campaign to keep it in the county. The three Bronze Age objects were found ...

The collection is made up of a twisted gold ribbon torc bracelet, a gold strip thought to be part of a larger piece of jewellery, and a spiralled gold bracelet weighing 46g (1.6 oz).

The price of gold is at an all-time high - currently trading at nearly £60 a gram. At 732 grams and made with around 80% gold, the torc's metal value is estimated at around £40,000.

The torc, along with another gold bracelet also from the Bronze Age, were taken, museum officials said. “We are devastated by the loss to the museum and to the local heritage of the region.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A fragment of a Bronze Age gold torc which was found by a metal detectorist in Norfolk earlier this year could be acquired by the Norwich ...

The Sussex Archaeological Society has started an appeal to acquire the gold torc, which was found near Pulborough and dates from the Iron Age (400–250 BCE), for the Barbican House Museum in Lewes.

The collection is made up of a twisted gold ribbon torc bracelet, a gold strip thought to be part of a larger piece of jewellery, and a spiralled gold bracelet weighing 46g (1.6 oz).

The collection is made up of a twisted gold ribbon torc bracelet, a gold strip thought to be part of a larger piece of jewellery, and a spiralled gold bracelet weighing 46g (1.6 oz). Jon Marrow ...