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The Melsonby hoard
DUNCAN GARROW introduces a remarkable Iron Age discovery in Yorkshire that reveals ancient Britons’ connections with Europe
(L) Close up of one of the two mask-like human faces decorating the shoulder of the lidded vessel or cauldron from the Melsonby hoard shown upside down as found during excavation; (R) Professor Tom Moore, Head of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, holds a decorative copper alloy finial
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THE Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron Age metal artefacts, which was found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in December 2021.
Its discovery represents a triumph of cross-sector collaboration in British archaeology. This extraordinary find excavated from Yorkshire soil is not just a collection of ancient objects, but signals a need for a significant revision of how we understand Iron Age Britain.
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