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Last week, Kelly and James visited the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle to deliver an outreach activity as part of the museum’s Archaeology Day. Kelly … Read more

Our clipping tools (Photo: Kelly Clarke-Neish) As part of our outreach preparation, we recently had a go at clipping some replica coins. As we’ve mentioned … Read more

We’re pleased to announce that our short story competition is now open for submissions! If you are aged between 11 and 17 years old, we … Read more

An important part of our project on Treasure Hoards involves sharing the outcomes of our research with the public. We have a series of events … Read more

The Hoxne hoard represents a considerable amount of wealth. Rather than being owned by one person, the hoard objects probably originally belonged to more than one individual, as they include inscriptions with … Read more

If you are lucky enough to find Treasure, this might one day end up in a museum for future generations of people to enjoy. Many … Read more

Somewhere in Britain, a hoard hidden away in the fifth century is waiting to be found. We want you to imagine the story behind this … Read more

In the late nineteenth century, a small hoard of late Roman silver was discovered near Great Horwood in Buckinghamshire. Five silver spoons, a finger-ring, pin … Read more

In one of our earliest blog posts, we discussed the Canterbury Treasure which is currently on display at Canterbury Roman Museum. The hoard consists of … Read more

The hoards we’re studying were valuable to their owners – the coins, jewellery and other objects they contained were made from precious materials. But how … Read more