Snettisham Hoard
52°52′55″N 0°30′31″E / 52.881977°N 0.508712°E
Snettisham Hoard | |
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![]() The Hoard in the British Museum | |
Material | Gold |
Created | about 70 BC |
Discovered | Snettisham in 1948–73 |
Present location |
The Snettisham Hoard or Snettisham Treasure is a series of discoveries of Iron Age precious metal, found in the Snettisham area of the English county of Norfolk between 1948 and 1973.
Iron age hoard
The
Recent electron microscopy research by the British Museum reveal the wear patterns in the torcs, the chemical composition of the metal, and the cut marks which reduced many of the torcs into fragments.[3] One hypothesis suggests the deliberate destruction of valuable items was a form of votive offering.
The finds are deposited in
Similar specimens are the Sedgeford Torc, found in 1965, and the Newark Torc, found in 2005, as well as the six torcs from the Ipswich Hoard found in 1968-9.[5]
Romano-British hoard
In 1985 there was also a find of
See also
- List of hoards in Britain
- Iceni
- Celtic Britain
References
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- ^ "British MuseumHighlighs". Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "The Snettisham Treasure". Current Archaeology. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ Angelo Crist (22 October 2017), Time Team Special 45 (2011) – Boudica's Lost Tribe, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 10 April 2019
- ^ "British Museum highlights: Gold Torc from the Snettisham hoard L". Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (18 February 2005). "Iron age necklace discovered". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ The Snettisham Roman Jeweller's Hoard by Catherine Johns (British Museum Press, 1997)
- ^ "Jeweller's hoard from Snettisham". The British Museum. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.