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The PI for our project, Ellen Swift, has recently published an article presenting the key findings of her study of the objects from the Thetford … Read more

Our archaeology technician Lloyd Bosworth has been very busy creating the 3D models of the hoard containers. The creation of these models is a very … Read more

As we have seen in previous posts, some hoards are found during archaeological excavations meaning we have a bit more background on the nature of … Read more

We are now well over halfway through our planned museum visits and have been very busy the last couple of months. Our most recent visit … Read more

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

Last week, we travelled to the Corinium Museum to study a late Roman hoard found at Cirencester in the late nineteenth century. The hoard consists … Read more

In 1980, a group of children in North Yorkshire were throwing stones in a burn and discovered the Hovingham Park hoard. The children recovered 18 … 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

Careful removal of coins from the neck of a vessel by a British Museum conservator. (Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum) Most of … Read more

Kelly recently visited Mildenhall Museum in Suffolk to examine the contents of the Worlington hoard. The hoard is an example of a scattered hoard – … Read more