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Why Was the Largest Iron Age Hoard Found Buried on a Remote Island? New Research Has Clues
In 2012, two detectorists on Jersey, an island in the English Channel, made a discovery 30 years in the making. In a tightly packed clump of earth spanning 11 square feet, Reg Mead and Richard ...
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Mystery behind world's largest Iron Age Celtic hoard 'SOLVED': Experts reveal why £4million haul of 70,000 coins and jewellery found in 2012 was buried in Jersey
More than a decade ago, metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles unearthed what proved to be the world's largest Iron Age Celtic hoard. They found 70,000 silver coins, 11 gold torques (neck ...
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These Chariot Remains May Be Part of the U.K.’s Biggest Iron Age Discovery
A group of veterans and military personnel discovered parts of an Iron Age Celtic chariot in Wales ... of finds at Llyn Cerrig Bach including swords, spearheads, and chariot parts dated between ...
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Tomb of a Highborn Celt
During a routine investigation of an area slated for construction in the village of Lavau in north-central France, archaeologists happened upon one of the most remarkable Iron Age discoveries of ...
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The Celts
a sword and a spear. Celtic craftspeople liked symmetrical designs and patterns. They particularly liked the shape of three legs (triskele) such as the one on the Iron Age bronze plaque in the ...