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
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Great Horwood hoard
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
Detective Work
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
Hoard Values
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
Join us in July at the Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester
On the 20th July, we’ll be running a free drop-in interactive workshop at the Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester! Join us to learn more about … Read more
Join us in July at the Great North Museum: Hancock!
Join us on the 22nd July for a free drop-in workshop at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Learn more about fifth century treasure hoards, the … Read more
Roman Archaeology Conference in Aarhus
The project team was lucky enough to visit Aarhus, Denmark to host a session at the Roman Archaeology Conference 2026. Our session Finding the Fifth … Read more
Clipped coins, unclipped clues
Silver coins with displaying various degrees of clipping (Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum). When a coin is clipped, some of the key … Read more
New Treasure exhibition in the North-East
Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found is a new (and free!) interactive exhibition which has recently opened at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle Upon Tyne. … Read more
Visit a Museum!
Many of the late Roman hoards that we are studying are on current display at museums across Britain. This post provides a list of some … Read more