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07.04.2021
Ballinesker Hoard In 1990, a remarkable treasure trove of gold jewelry was uncovered during construction activities at Ballinesker. This treasure included gold dress clasps, a gold bracelet, and various other exquisite gold jewelry pieces, among them a pair of particularly modern-looking earrings or ear...
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06.04.2021
Malone Hoard The presence of a Neolithic axe quarry at the base of Tievebulliagh has been substantiated. This quarry yielded flint axe heads crafted from porcellanite, and these axe heads have been discovered in various locations across the British Isles, spanning from the Outer Hebrides to the...
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05.04.2021
Winchester Hoard The Winchester Treasure is a significant discovery of Iron Age gold artifacts found in the Winchester area of Hampshire, England, in 2000. It was unearthed by Kevan Halls, a retired florist and amateur metal detectorist. This remarkable find was officially declared a treasure and...
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04.04.2021
Wickham Market Hoard The Wickham Market Treasure Trove is a notable hoard of 840 Iron Age gold staters that was discovered in a field near Wickham Market, Suffolk, England, in March 2008. Michael Dark, an auto mechanic, found this treasure using a metal detector in a field on Dallinghoo, near Wickham...
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03.04.2021
West Bagborough Hoard The West Bagborough Treasure is a notable collection of ancient artifacts consisting of 670 Roman coins and 72 pieces of hacksilver. These treasures were unearthed in October 2001 by a metal detector enthusiast named James Hawkesworth near West Bagborough in Somerset, England. James...
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02.04.2021
Trinity Hoard The Trinity Warehouse is a collection of Bronze Age artifacts, primarily consisting of 23 bronze axes, which were discovered in Jersey City in 2012. This valuable assortment of objects dating from the Late Bronze Age (circa 1000 BC) was found in October 2012 by a metal detectorist...
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01.04.2021
Thetford Hoard Gallows Hillach, located near Thetford in Norfolk, England, yielded a remarkable hoard in November 1979, now housed in the British Museum. Dating back to the mid to late 4th century AD, this collection includes thirty-three silver spoons, three silver strainers, twenty-two gold rings,...
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31.03.2021
Stirling torcs The Stirling TORCS consist of a collection of four golden Iron Age Torcs, a type of necklace, all dating back to the period between 300 and 100 B.C. These torcs were intentionally buried at some point in ancient times and were unearthed using a metal detector in a field near Blair...
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30.03.2021
Stanchester Hoard The Stanchester Treasure is a notable hoard consisting of 1,166 Roman coins that date from the fourth to early fifth century. It was discovered in 2000 at Wilcot, located in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. This discovery gained significance due to the substantial number of...
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29.03.2021
St Albans Hoard England in 2012, believed to be one of the largest hoards of Roman gold coins ever found in Britain. The hoard consists of 159 solids dating from the last decades of the fourth century AD, near the end of the Roman occupation of Britain. After about 408, new Roman coins stopped...
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