Metal detectorists, farmers and archaeologists have helped discover a Bronze Age hoard in west Wales © National Museum Wales
Posted on 12/26/2014 3:10:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists investigating a 2.5-kilogram hoard of sword blades, scabbards and knives found by a metal detectorist in January 2013 say the plough-disturbed artefacts could have been delivered to Wales by sea from southern England or northern France.
Two blade fragments, a scabbard fitting, a multi-edged knife and six copper ingot fragments were discovered by Adrian Young a few metres apart from each other in the corner of a field in Marloes and St Brides .
The Coroner for Pembrokeshire has now officially declared the hoard treasure, with archaeologists at National Museum Wales dating it to between 2,800 and 3,000 years ago.
"The combination of objects found in this hoard hints at the long-distance sea travel of finished objects during the Late Bronze Age, from southern England and northern France to west Wales," says Adam Gwilt, the Principal Curator for Prehistory at National Museum Wales.
"The swords, scabbard and knife are exotic types, not typical for the region.
"We can now see that copper ingot fragments are common components within hoards from Pembrokeshire, similar to a pattern also seen in Cornwall."
An as-yet-undecided public museum collection will acquire the hoard once it has been independently valued.
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Metal detectorists, farmers and archaeologists have helped discover a Bronze Age hoard in west Wales © National Museum Wales
Aliens?
Are you suggesting weapons migrate?
Oar not?
They didn’t build that - just ask Obama and Warren. Had to be a government agency that made the wind blow so the sailing ships could deliver the goods.
Don’t start a row about it.
Just ask Holder about fast and furious. He'll tell you they must have migrated
metal detectorist?
Is this for real, a detectorist?
Detectorists is a British comedy-drama television series which was first broadcast on BBC Four on 2 October 2014.
I can understand the Britiush actually being able to
call themselves this seriously with a straight face
because they have been nutered for over 400 years.
I guess detectorist’ put the cheese in geek macheesemo.
Can’t wait for carpenterists, accountantist, law enforcmentist and lord help us freeperists.
“... could have been delivered to Wales by sea from southern England...”
I lost my swords in a tragic fishing accident...
They might have been carried by migratory birds.
The term set off my b.s. detectivator too.
worse ... detectorists !
Never ... everyone knows it’s freepesian
“They might have been carried by migratory birds.”
African Swallows or European Swallows?
Interesting. Would love to see what they looked like when new.
Hate to say it, but five and a half pounds don't sound like much of a *hoard*.
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