Category: artefacts

Here’s a picture of one of the more fascinating items James recently examined during our visit to the Museum of Somerset in Taunton. This tankard … Read more

Recently we’ve been at Salisbury Museum studying the Bowerchalke hoard which is currently on display. It was found by metal-detectorists about twenty-five years ago. The … Read more

Following the end of Roman rule in Britain, imports of coinage and other precious metals ended abruptly and the existing supply of precious metals such … Read more

Dorchester III (Somerleigh Court Estate) hoard (photo taken by K. Clarke-Neish and reproduced with permission from Dorset Museum and Art Gallery Ellen and Kelly recently … Read more

Here’s a picture of some objects from the Icklingham hoard, on display in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. You might be surprised to … Read more

One of the fascinating aspects of researching hoards is that the material also illustrates the history of artefact studies through the centuries. Some of our … Read more

One of the hoards in our project is very easy for Ellen to study – it’s only a stone’s throw from the University of Kent, … Read more