10 Of The Best Bronze Age Hoards Ever Discovered In Britain | St Neot

During the Bronze Age, people started doing something that today might seem quite strange: they gathered up their precious objects and buried them in the ground, with absolutely no intention of coming back for them. We know this because many of the artefacts have been intentionally bent, broken or otherwise 'decommissioned' – they could never be used again. Many were also placed in or near water, not exactly the kind of place you'd put something for safe-keeping! This practice occurred widely throughout Bronze Age Britain, peaking between c.1000-800 BC, but continuing into the Iron Age and even into the Roman period. And as archaeologists and metal detectorists continue continue working together, more and more hoards are being found, reported and investigated. Over 350 have been found in England alone. Each one is different, and each one tells us a little bit more about Bronze Age life in Britain, and its connectedness to life in Continental Europe. In fact, one of our own crowdfunded