The list of Bronze Age hoards in Britain comprises significant
archaeological
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
hoard
A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of ...
s of jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in
Great Britain (
England,
Scotland and
Wales) that are associated with the
British Bronze Age
Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from until . Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the period of Iron Age Britain. Being categorised as ...
, approximately 2700 BC to 8th century BC. It includes both hoards that were buried with the intention of retrieval at a later date (personal hoards,
founder's hoards, merchant's hoards, and hoards of loot), and also hoards of
votive offerings which were not intended to be recovered at a later date, but excludes
grave goods and single items found in isolation.
List of hoards
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List of hoards in Britain
The list of hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain ( England, Scotland and Wales). It includes both hoards that ...
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List of Iron Age hoards in Britain
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List of Roman hoards in Britain
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Archaeology-related lists
Bronze Age Britain
Treasure troves
Lists of hoards in Britain